Zernez

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.^[3]

Zernez
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Zernez
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Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°06′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Inn
Area [1]
• Total	344.04 km2 (132.83 sq mi)
Elevation	1,474 m (4,836 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	1,527
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7530
SFOS number	3746
Localities	Brail, Il Fuorn, Ova Spin, Runatsch
Surrounded by	Ardez, Lavin, Livigno (IT-SO), S-chanf, Susch, Tarasp, Tschierv, Valdidentro (IT-SO)
Website	www.zernez.ch SFSO statistics

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

References

1. "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

Other websites

Media related to Zernez at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in German)
• Paul Eugen Grimm: Zernez in Romansh, German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.