Zernez facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Zernez
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 Zernez
Location in Switzerland
Zernez
Location in Canton of Graubünden
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Inn | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 344.04 km2 (132.83 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,474 m (4,836 ft) | |
| Population
(Dec 2020 )
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| • Total | 1,506 | |
| • Density | 4.3774/km2 (11.337/sq mi) | |
| Postal code |
7530
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| Localities | Brail, Il Fuorn, Ova Spin, Runatsch | |
| Surrounded by | Ardez, Lavin, Livigno (IT-SO), S-chanf, Susch, Tarasp, Tschierv, Valdidentro (IT-SO) | |
Zernez is a municipality of the district Inn in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.
Zernez is a major node in the regional road network, with roads leading into the Upper Engadine and towards Italy, the Lower Engadine and towards Austria, over the Fuorn Pass into the Val Mustair and over the Flüela Pass. Zernez is the center for visitors of the Swiss National Park (Romansh: Parc Naziunal).
Villages
Villages of Zermez are:
- Brail
- Il Fuorn
- Ova Spin
- Runatsch
Images for kids
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Ofen Pass road
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Zernez on an aerial photography by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)
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Abandoned village of Gonda
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Reformed Church in Zernez
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Schloss Planta-Wildenberg (Planta-Wildenberg Castle), medieval tower-house with Baroque annexe
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La Serra tower outside Zernez
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Morenturm, a medieval tower house
See also
In Spanish: Zernez para niños
