Zernez

Zernez
Zernez village
Zernez village
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Zernez is located in Switzerland
Zernez
Zernez
Zernez is located in Canton of Graubünden
Zernez
Zernez
Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°06′E / 46.700°N 10.100°E / 46.700; 10.100
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictEngiadina Bassa/Val Müstair
Area
 • Total344.04 km2 (132.83 sq mi)
Elevation
1,474 m (4,836 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)[2]
 • Total1,527
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7530
SFOS number3746
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
LocalitiesBrail, Il Fuorn, Ova Spin, Runatsch
Surrounded byArdez, Lavin, Livigno (IT-SO), S-chanf, Susch, Tarasp, Tschierv, Valdidentro (IT-SO)
Websitewww.zernez.ch
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Zernez is a village and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.[3]

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).

  1. ^ a b "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  2. ^ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (in German) accessed 27 April 2016