Pontresina
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| Pontresina | ||||||||||
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| Population | 1,877 (December 2004) | |||||||||
| - Density | 16 /km² (6 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 118.24 km² (45.7 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,805 m (5,922 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7504 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3784 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by (view map) | Lanzada (IT-SO), La Punt-Chamues-ch, Livigno (IT-SO), Madulain, Poschiavo, Samedan, Zuoz | |||||||||
| Twin towns | Gaylord (United States) | |||||||||
| Website | www.gemeinde-pontresina.ch | |||||||||
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Pontresina is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
This alpine village located high in the in the Engadin region of Switzerland. It sits in Val Bernina, which is the highest altitude valley that branches off of the Upper Engadin Valley. Pontresina is a noted tourist destination in its own right, but is often overshadowed by its more famous neighbor St. Moritz.
[edit] History and name
The city was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as pontem sarasinam (1137) and ponte sarracino (1303). Some historians translate it as The Bridge of the Saracens and see in it a reference to a tenth-century Arab invasion of the lands that later became Switzerland. --Groucho (talk) 16:31, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] External links
- Image:Commons-logo.svg Commons has media related to Pontresina
- Pontresina Web site
- Pontresina in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
Villages in Engadin (Graubünden, Switzerland) |
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| Maloja • Sils/Segl • Silvaplana • Champfèr • St. Moritz • Celerina/Schlarigna • Pontresina • Samedan • Bever • La Punt • Chamues-ch • Madulain • Zuoz • S-chanf • Zernez • Susch • Lavin • Guarda • Ardez • Tarasp-Vulpera • Ftan • Scuol • Sent • Ramosch • Tschlin • Martina |
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