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St. Moritz (German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is a popular resort town in the Engadine valley in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Popular pastimes include skiing and hiking, and nearby there is also the world famous Cresta Run toboggan course. The twenty-six cantons of Switzerland are the states of the federal state of Switzerland. ...
Grisons or Graubünden (German: Graubünden; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ...
Maloja (Italian: Distretto di Maloggia) is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
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2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January events January 1 Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...
Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ...
The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ...
Here are postal codes of Switzerland and Liechtenstein: Zone 1 1000s are found in Lausanne, Lavaux and parts of Morges, 1100s in parts of Morges, 1200s are in Geneva and parts of La Côte, Vaud, 1300s in La Vallée, 1500s are found in Clavaleyres, the 1700s are found...
The Official Munipality Key, formerly also known as the Official Municipality Characteristic Number or Municipality Code Number, is a number sequence for the identification of politically independent municipalities or municipality-free areas. ...
This list includes twin towns/sister cites (Partnergemeinden, Partnerstädte, villes ou communes jumelles) in Switzerland linked by a sister city agreement (Städtepartnerschaft or Gemeindepartnerschaft; jumelage de villes) and towns linked by friendship agreements (Freundschaft or amitié). A few municipalities participating in projects arranged by the Swiss organizations Patenschaft...
View of the Nahuel Huapi Lake, Bariloche San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina is situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes (Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez, Moreno and Mascardi) and mountains (Tronador, Catedral, López). ...
Part of the ski area at Vail. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1359x922, 341 KB) Switzerland Map drawn by Tschubby see also Karte_Schweiz_Details. ...
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Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is one of the four national languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French. ...
Lej da Segl and Lej da Silvaplauna, Upper Engadin Piz Roseg and Vadret da Roseg as seen from Fuorcla Surlej The Engadin is a high-lying east-west valley in the south of the Inn River in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, famous for its sunny climate and...
Graubünden or Grisons (German: ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
Deep powder skiing Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the US Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest This article is about snow skiing. ...
Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ...
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A modern bobsleigh toboggan A toboggan is a simple sled used on snow, to carry one or, more usually, several people (often children) down a hill or other slope, for recreation. ...
The year-round population is 5,600 with some 3,000 seasonal employees, supporting hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds.
St. Moritz has been the host city for the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics. It also hosted the 1934, 1974 and 2003 Alpine Skiing World Championships. It is one of three cities that have hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice, the others being Innsbruck, Austria and Lake Placid, New York in the United States. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ...
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The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Sankt-Moritz, Switzerland. ...
The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. ...
The Alpine World Skiing Championships are organised by the International Ski Federation (FIS). ...
An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ...
Innsbruck City Center Innsbruck and Nordkette from south Innsbruck (population 120,000) is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the Tyrol province. ...
Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...
St. Moritz is not only famous for its chic and elegant air: it is also a great heritage city. Things that one can see while in St. Moritz include:
The Segantini Museum - dedicated to Giovanni Segantini, the painter that lived the last 5 years of his life in Engandine painting "nature, life, death". Giovanni Segantini (January 15, 1858 - September 28, 1899), Italian painter, was born at Arco in the Trentino. ...
The olympic bob run - the last natural bob sleigh. It's started at the end of November, and in about 3 weeks the team working to get it up and running finishes the job so that everything is ready by Christmas.
Glaciers landscape - this is one of the most impressive views of the area. One can see a lot by descending from Diavolezza glacier to Morteratsch.
In popular culture 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent [1] created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ...
Ian Flemings Goldfinger is the third film in the EON Productions James Bond series, and the third starring Sean Connery as Commander James Bond, British Secret Service agent 007. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The James Bond 007 gun logo James Bond 007 is a fictional British agent [1] created by writer Ian Fleming in 1952. ...
For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth film in the EON Productions James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as British Secret Service agent, Commander James Bond 007. ...
See also Glacier Express in Andermatt The Glacier Express from Zermatt to St. ...
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Maloja (Italian: Distretto di Maloggia) is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Bever is a municipality in the district of Maloja of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Bondo is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Graubünden on the Italian border. ...
Castasegna is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Celerina/Schlarigna is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Madulain is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
An Alpine village located high in the in the Engadin region of Switzerland. ...
La Punt-Chamues-ch is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Samedan is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Soglio is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Stampa is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
S-chanf is a municipality of the Upper Engadin valley, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Sils im Engadin/Segl is a municipality in the Engadin valley of the Grisons in Switzerland. ...
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Vicosoprano is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Zuoz is a village located high in the Swiss Alps. ...
Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden Graubünden or Grisons (German: ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
In contrast to centrally organised states, in the federally constituted Switzerland each Canton is completely free to decide its own internal organisation. ...
There are 209 municipalities in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland (as of April 2004). ...
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 Lej da Segl and Lej da Silvaplauna, Upper Engadin Piz Roseg and Vadret da Roseg as seen from Fuorcla Surlej The Engadine (German: Engadin, Romansch: Engiadina) is a long mountain valley located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast of Switzerland. ...
Graubünden or Grisons (German: ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ...
Sils im Engadin/Segl is a municipality in the Engadin valley of the Grisons in Switzerland. ...
Village (1815 mt. ...
Celerina/Schlarigna is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
An Alpine village located high in the in the Engadin region of Switzerland. ...
Samedan is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Bever is a municipality in the district of Maloja of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
La Punt-Chamues-ch is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ...
Madulain is a municipality in the Upper Engadin valley, in the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Zuoz is a village located high in the Swiss Alps. ...
S-chanf is a municipality of the Upper Engadin valley, in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ...
Zernez is a Swiss municipality in the upper areas of the lower Engadin valley (Romansh: Engiadina Bassa) in the canton of Graubünden (Grischun) and includes the villages Zernez and Brail. ...
Susch is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Sur Tasna of the administrative district of Inn. ...
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Guarda is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Sur Tasna of the administrative district of Inn. ...
Ardez is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Sur Tasna of the administrative district of Inn. ...
Tarasp is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Sur Tasna of the administrative district of Inn. ...
Ftan is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Suot Tasna of the administrative district of Inn. ...
Scuol is a municipality of the canton of Grison in eastern Switzerland. ...
Sent is a municipality with approximately 870 inhabitants in the Swiss Canton Graubünden. ...
Ramosch is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland. ...
Tschlin is a municipality of the canton of Graubünden, eastern Switzerland, situated in the Kreis (subdistrict) of Ramosch of the administrative district of Inn. ...
 1924: Chamonix • 1928: St. Moritz • 1932: Lake Placid • 1936: Garmisch-Partenkirchen • 1940 & 1944: No games due to World War II • 1948: St. Moritz • 1952: Oslo • 1956: Cortina d'Ampezzo • 1960: Squaw Valley • 1964: Innsbruck • 1968: Grenoble • 1972: Sapporo • 1976: Innsbruck • 1980: Lake Placid • 1984: Sarajevo • 1988: Calgary • 1992: Albertville • 1994: Lillehammer • 1998: Nagano • 2002: Salt Lake City • 2006: Turin • 2010: Vancouver An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ...
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The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. ...
Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ...
The II Olympic Winter Games were held in 1928 in Sankt-Moritz, Switzerland. ...
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. ...
Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...
The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1936 in the villages of Garmisch and Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (29,875 inhabitants; 01-01-2004) is a market town, and the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region of Bavaria, Germany, near the border with Austria. ...
The anticipated V Olympic Winter Games were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in Sapporo, Japan. ...
The anticipated V Olympic Winter Games were cancelled due to World War II. They were to have been held in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ...
An athlete carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games or the Olympic Winter Games, are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. ...
The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. ...
The VI Olympic Winter Games were held in 1952 in Oslo, Norway. ...
County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...
The VII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1956 in Cortina dAmpezzo, Italy. ...
Cortina dAmpezzo (population circa 8,000) is a town in the province of Veneto, northern Italy. ...
The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA. Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. ...
Olympic Valley, California in the United States is a census-designated place located in Placer County northwest of Tahoe City along Highway 89 on the banks of the Truckee River near Lake Tahoe. ...
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1964 in Innsbruck, Austria. ...
Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ...
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1968 Grenoble, France and opened on February 6. ...
Grenoble (Arpitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ...
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Sapporo ) is the fifth-largest city in Japan by population and the third-largest by geographic area. ...
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria. ...
Innsbruck is a city in western Austria, and the capital of the federal state of Tyrol. ...
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. ...
Lake Placid is a village of 2,638 in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, near the center of the Town of North Elba and named after an adjacent lake. ...
The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1984 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia. ...
Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: Country Bosnia and Herzegovina Entity Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Canton Sarajevo Canton Mayor Semiha Borovac Area - City 142 km² (54. ...
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Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The 1992 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVI Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1992 in Albertville, France. ...
Albertville is a town and commune in southeast France, in the Savoie département, in the French Alps. ...
The XVII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway. ...
County Oppland District Gudbrandsdal Municipality NO-0501 Administrative centre Lillehammer Mayor (2005) Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud (Ap) Official language form Bokmål Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 211 477 km² 450 km² 0. ...
The XVIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1998 in Nagano, Japan. ...
ZenkÅ-ji, ancient temple in Nagano Nagano (長野市) is the capital city of Nagano Prefecture, situated near the junction of the Chikuma River and the Sai River on the island of Honshu, Japan. ...
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...
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Neve and Gliz, the 2006 Olympics mascots, on display in Turin The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, were celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. ...
Turin (Italian: ; Piedmontese: Turin) is a major industrial city as well as a business and cultural center in northwest Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the west bank of the Po River. ...
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games, are the next Winter Olympics, scheduled to be celebrated in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 2010. ...
Vancouver (pronounced: ) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ...
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