 Maloja on Lake Sils | ||
| Maloja | ||
| Canton | Grisons | |
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| Residents | unknown | |
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| height | 1,809 m | |
| Tourist info | 41 (0)81 824 31 88 https://www.engadin.ch/de/maloja/ | |
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Maloja is a small village on the pass of the same name, which runs from Engadine ins Bergell leads.
background
Maloja is the westernmost place in the Upper Engadine, it is located at 1815 meters above sea level and is therefore the highest place, the Engadin slopes gently to the east following the course of the river Inn: This is where the rises Inn, right on the outskirts of Maloja is the Lake Sils, the Inn continues to flow through the Lake Silvaplana and then on to the St-Moritz lake Lower Engadine and to Austria.
The village with the hamlets Capolago and La Motta is just below the pass of the ins Bergell leading Maloja Pass. There is practically no ascent from the village to the top of the pass, which makes the descent in Seprentinen all the steeper down into the Italian-speaking southern Grisons valley Bergell or in correct Italian Val Bregaglia.
The pass crossings over the Malojapass and the Julier Pass as well as the Splügenpass used to cross the Alps, which can still be seen in traces. The village was not settled until the Middle Ages, during the Napoleonic Wars in the 18th century. were looking for farmers from the Bergell Protection from the chaos of war and cattle robbery at the height of the Maloja Pass.
At the end of the 19th century, Maloja was opened up for tourism, the Berghotel Kulm was built around 1880 and the mighty one in 1882/4 Palace - Hotel.
A famous inhabitant of the place is the most famous Engadine painter Giovanni Segantini. His works depict, among other things, rural life in the Engadine. In his mountain hut on the Schafberg, the artist died at the age of 41 as a result of appendicitis, his young artist friend Giovanni Giacometti painted him on the death bed.
It is worth seeing 1 Segantini house with the studio, several works are in 2 Segantini Museum exhibited in St. Moritz, others in the art museums in St. Gallen and Zurich.
The artist family comes from Bergell Giacometti. The impressionist painter Giovanni Giacometti lived in the mountain village of Norgonovo in Bergell, he regularly spent the summer months in Maloja - Capolago. His sons, the sculptor, painter and graphic artist known for his slender, aspiring bronze sculptures Alberto Giacometti, his brother Diego Giacometti also a sculptor and the architect Bruno Giacometti made a name for themselves and are with Maloja and the Bergell inextricably linked.
getting there
By plane
Most travelers arrive from the international airport Zurich ins Engadine.
By train / bus
To travel by public transport, take from Zurich coming here the SBBConnection up Landquart and then climbs onto the red narrow-gauge railway of the Rhaetian Railway St. Moritz um, the connection through the Vereina tunnel is now winter-proof. From St. Moritz take the bus from EngadinBus to Maloja.
In the street
Of Zurich or St. Margarethen Coming from the Rhine Valley one arrives at the 
to Graubünden.
Most of the time the way is via the Julier Pass the simpler one: you stay on the motorway above Chur to Reichenau and leaves the expressway in Thusis, on the Julier Pass one reaches Silvaplana and takes the main road 
to Maloja.
An alternative that comes into play especially when the Julier Pass is closed in winter is the route over the Prättigau and the car transport through the Vereina tunnel. You leave the autobahn at Landquart and takes the 
in the direction Davos. In winter conditions, the car transporter is used Monastery through the Vereina tunnel and arrives at Bever in the Engadin, on the then it goes to Maloja. The route over the Flüela Pass is usually closed in winter (and would be much longer in summer).
mobility
EngadinBus provides transport links between St. Moritz, Maloja, the Bergell and the Italian Chiavenna for sure.
Tourist Attractions
- 3 reformed Church, the church was built on behalf of the Maloja Palace Hotel for English-speaking hotel guests around 1888/89 as an Anglican church and is now used by the Reformed Church.
- the 4 Chiesa Bianca, the church initially served as an Anglican and until 1967 as a Catholic place of worship and is now used for cultural purposes. The modern 5 Catholic Church stands in the center of the village.
- The Maloja Palace Hotel with its Wilhelminian style architecture was returned to its original purpose as a four-star hotel.
- The is also a classic house, this time in chalet architecture
- The observation tower 6 Torre Belvedere was built by the founder of spa tourism in Maloja, the Belgian Count Camille de Renesse, as part of his private residence at Belvedere Palace on a rock spur above the village. The building project remained unfinished and could not be completed as planned by Giovanni Segantini. The surrounding buildings were demolished and the area around the accessible observation tower placed under nature protection, the view of the Engadine is worthwhile.
- The Segantini House, studio and home of the Engadin painter Giovanni Segantini
activities
- In summer there is a wide range of hiking and biking routes
- Among other things, the alpine crossings of the Murettopass into Valtellina and the Lunghin pass begin in Maloja Bivio, both can only be done on foot.
- Maloja has a comparatively modest, but calm one Winter sportsoffer with the ski lift Aela Maloja.
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aela ski lift, Maloja | 41 (0)81 824 31 20 | 1,815 - 2,159 m | — | — | 1 | 0,5 | 1,5 | 1 | 3 km |
- The way to the other Engadine ski areas for alpine skiers is not far, for example the large ski area of Corvatsch (Silvaplana).
- The Engadin is also known for the Cross-country skiing, the Engadin Ski Marathon across the frozen lakes of Maloja S-chanf attracts thousands of cross-country skiing enthusiasts every year.
- Art lover You will not miss the Segantini house with the studio of the painter Giovanni Segantini, a Segantini path ("Sentiero Segantini") with image documents has been set up, which leads into the valley of Orden. Part of the works of Giovanni Segantini is in St. Moritz in the Segantini Museum on display.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Maloja Palace, 7516 Maloja. Tel.: 41 (0)81 838 20 30. The Palace Hotel, founded in the early days of 1882/4, has been used again as a four - star hotel with wellness offers after a long history since the renovation.
- 2 Hotel Schweizerhaus, Strada Cantonale 360, 7516 Maloja. Tel.: 41 (0)81 838 28 28, Email: [email protected]. Four-star house in a historic Chalat building.
- 3 Maloja Kulm, Strada Cantonale 302, 7516 Maloja. Tel.: 41 (0)81 834 19 16, Email: [email protected].
- 4 Camping Maloja, Plan Curtinac, 7516 Maloja. Tel.: 41 (0)81 824 31 81, Email: [email protected]. Nature campsite near Lake Sils.Open: beginning of June - end of September.
health
The nearest hospital with an emergency unit is that of Samedan
Practical advice
trips
- ins Bergell and after Chiavenna
- to the Upper Engadine and to St. Moritz
