Saturday, November 1, 2008

St. Moritz From Wikipedia



Coordinates: 46°30′N 9°50′E / 46.5, 9.833 (St. Moritz)
St. Moritz
Country Switzerland
Canton Grisons
District Maloja
46°30′N 9°50′E / 46.5, 9.833
Population 5,121 (December 2005[update])
- Density 178 /km² (462 /sq.mi.)
Area 28.69 km² (11.1 sq mi)
Elevation 1,822 m (5,978 ft)

St. Moritz from Corvatsch
Postal code 7500
SFOS number 3787
Surrounded by
(view map) Bever, Celerina/Schlarigna, Samedan, Silvaplana
Twin towns Bariloche (Argentina), Kutchan (Japan), Vail (USA)
Website www.stmoritz.ch

St. Moritz
St. Moritz (German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is an exclusive resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. St. Moritz is considered the oldest and one of the most famous winter resorts in the world. Due to its favorable location residents enjoy over 300 days of sunshine a year. Every winter this alpine village hosts the "White Turf" horse race on the frozen Lake St. Moritz attended by the international Upper class. The official languages are Romansh and German.

Popular pastimes include skiing and hiking, and nearby there is also the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course.

The year-round population is 5600, with some 3000 seasonal employees supporting hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds.

Since the registration of a new trademark by the tourist office in 1987, St. Moritz is also known as Top of the World.

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