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.

Municipality in Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location of Zernez
Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°06′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Inn
Area
• Total	203.85 km2 (78.71 sq mi)
Elevation	1,474 m (4,836 ft)
Population  (Dec 2016)
• Total	1,540
• Density	7.555/km2 (19.57/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7530
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

Zernez Media

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  Zernez on an aerial photography by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)

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  Fuorn Pass or Ofen Pass (Romansh: Pass dal Fuorn, German: Ofenpass) connecting Zernez in the Engadin valley with Val Müstair.

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  Abandoned village of Gonda

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  Die reformierte Kirche 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

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.