St. Moritz - St. Moritz

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St. Moritz
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St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a world-famous urban-looking spa town in Engadine, in the southern part of the canton Grisons. The history of the place is closely linked to the emergence of tourism and the hotel industry in the Alps. Initially, summer tourism in the high mountain climate was in the foreground, winter sports tourism only took off at the beginning of the 20th century.

The districts belong to the place 1 St. Moritz - Dorf, 2 St. Moritz - Bad, 3 Suvretta and the eastern hamlet of 4 Champfèr.

The era of tourism in Switzerland began with the construction of various grand hotels in the Wilhelminian era in the second half of the 19th century: St. Moritz not only built the most splendid hotels, the place also received the first electric street lighting in Switzerland in 1878. In 1896, before it was connected to the railway network, St. Moritz received an electric tram. The first powered flight in Switzerland took place here in 1910 and the first ski lifts in Switzerland were built here in 1934. In 1928 and 1948, St. Moritz was the venue for the Olympic Winter Games.

background

St. Moritz 1870
St. Moritz Bad around 1900
Olympic Games 1928

At the Mauritius spring, Saint Mauritius is also the namesake of the place, remains of wooden cladding from the Bronze Age were found. So the history of the settlement goes back a long way.

The development from an agricultural place began in the middle of the 19th century. According to legend, in 1864 the hotelier who was closely associated with the development of St. Moritz into a health resort invited Johannes Badrutt the first English tourists to go on a winter holiday, who enthusiastically reported back home about the sunny days in the Engadine - the English guests introduced the winter sports of curling, skeleton, bobsleigh and polo on the frozen lakes in St. Moritz. In the meantime, the international jet set is arriving in St. Moritz at the end of the year.

Around 1860 Johannes Badrutt built a guesthouse for Hotel Kulm um, the first hotel for high demands in the mountains was created. Here in the Hotel Kulm, the technology enthusiast J. Badrutt not only installed the first electrical lighting in Switzerland with arc lamps, he also installed telephones, water closets, hydraulic lifts and warm air heating. It was not until his son Caspar Badrutt that the five-star hotel was established in 1896 Badrutt's Palace, which is still one of the top addresses in St. Moritz today.

The international jet set meets in St. Moritz especially over the Christmas and New Year holidays, from Gunter Sachs to Aristotle Onassis the list of prominent homeowners in St. Moritz is long ... - the experience of St. Moritz in is somewhat disappointing In the middle season, when most of the big hotels are closed and the celebrities stay elsewhere, the atmosphere changes to that of a cozy Swiss provincial town.

Map of St. Moritz

getting there

By plane

Most travelers arrive from the international airport Zurich ins Engadine. The airport of Samedan is open to private aviation.

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 around. The connection through the Vereina tunnel has been designed to be winter-proof. An alternative is that Albula Railway above Thusis.

in the 1 St. Moritz train stationSt. Moritz train station in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSt. Moritz train station in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSt. Moritz train station (Q644577) in the Wikidata database also end the trains of the Bernina Railway to Tirano (I). An eventful tourist route, which is not exactly suitable for getting here, is the Glacier Express - Railway connection between St. Moritz - Thusis - Andermatt - Zermattwhich is guided in summer with panorama carriages. Reservation of seats is recommended.

From St. Moritz there are bus connections from EngadinBus on the Maloja through the Bergell to after Chiavenna (I) and ins Lower Engadine.

In the street

Of Zurich or St. Margarethen Coming from the Rhine Valley one arrives at the A13 to Graubünden.

Most of the time the way is via the Julier Pass the simpler one: you stay on the autobahn A13 above Chur to Reichenau and leaves the expressway in Thusis-South. From there you take the main road Tiefencastel, from there the main street H3 on the Julier Pass to Silvaplana and from there the H27 to St. Moritz.

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 A13 at Landquart and takes the H28 in the direction Davos. In winter conditions, the car transporter is used Monastery through the Vereina tunnel and reaches the Engadin near Bever. Then it goes to Maloja. The route over the Flüela Pass is usually closed in winter (and would be much longer in summer).

The approach over the Albula Pass is scenic (maximum width 2.30 m, maximum height 3.30 m, weight limit 11 tons, winter closure approx. November − June).

From South-Tirol you get there via the Furnace pass to St. Moritz, from innsbruck or feet from over Landeck and the Inn Valley.

mobility

Local buses run from the train station to the skiing or hiking areas within St. Moritz. The tram between St.Moritz - Dorf and St.Moritz - Bad existed until 1932 and has long been history.

Tourist Attractions

The "leaning tower"
Badrutt's Palace Hotel
Carlton St. Moritz
Suvretta House
Victoria St. Moritz
Hotel Waldhaus am See
Chantarella Railway
  • The 1 Leaning Tower is the landmark of St. Moritz Dorf, which lies on the north bank of Lake St. Moritz. The "Leaning Tower" is the only remnant of the one that was demolished in the 19th century Mauritius Church from around 1500.
  • 2  Segantini Museum, Via Somplaz 30. Segantini Museum in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSegantini Museum in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSegantini Museum (Q2265861) in the Wikidata database.The Segantini Museum houses a large collection of the artist's works Giovanni Segantini.
  • 3  Engiadinais Museum, Via dal Bagn 39, 7500 St. Moritz. Tel.: 41 (0)81 833 43 33. The Engadine local history museum with its cultural-historical and folkloric collections is housed in a building designed by Nicolaus Hartmann in the Engadine style.
  • 4  Berry Museum, Via Arona 32, 7500 St. Moritz. Tel.: 41 (0)81 833 30 18, Fax: 41 (0)81 833 30 19. Berry Museum in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryBerry Museum (Q27488994) in the Wikidata database.Open: May 20th to October 20th and December 10th to April 20th; Tue-Sun 10 a.m. - 12 a.m. 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
  • 5  Mili Weber house, Via Dimlej 35, 7500 St. Moritz. Tel.: 41 (0)79 539 97 77. Historic house with painted furniture.Open: WED - SUN 2:15 PM - 5:00 PM.

The various magnificent hotel buildings from the Wilhelminian era, which have also been included on the list of cultural assets, are worth seeing.

activities

St. Moritz owes its good reputation not only to the exceptionally beautiful location, but also to the excellent sports facilities. In 1928 the II. Olympic Winter Games and in 1948 the V. Olympic Winter Games were held here.

Winter sports

The ski area is right behind St. Moritz St. Moritz - Corviglia: With two sections of the funicular (the lower section, the Chantarellabahn, was built in 1913 to provide access to various villas - The second section, the Corvigliabahn, was opened in 1928 as the first funicular that leads directly to a ski area. In 1955, a cable car was added as a continuation built the Piz Nair, which reaches an altitude of 3,067 meters above sea level.

SurnamephoneAltitudeNumber of funicularsNumber of funicularsNumber of small and large cabin liftsNumber of small and large cabin liftsNumber of chairliftsNumber of chairliftsNumber of drag liftsNumber of drag liftsKilometers of slopes easyKilometers of slopes easyAverage kilometers of slopesAverage kilometers of slopesKilometers of slopes difficultKilometers of slopes difficultKilometers of freestyle pistesKilometers of freestyle pistesΣ
St. Moritz - Corviglia ski area 41 (0)81 830 00 001,773 - 3,057 m231274279348163 km
  • 1 Corviglia ski area, Chantarella and Corviglia funiculars
  • 2 Cable car signal, from Signal (2103 m above sea level) the next section leads with a chairlift to Munt da San Murezzan (2659 m above sea level) and from here there is a connection to Corviglia.
  • 3 Celerina cable car, from Celerina a gondola lift leads to Marguns (2278 m above sea level) and from there the chair list continues to Corviglia.

St. Moritz is known not only for the sport of curling but also for the natural ice bobsled run. Over New Year's Day, more or less prominent polo players come together to play polo on the frozen Lake St. Moritz.

  • The 4 Muottas Muragl Railway (MMB), the 2,200 m long funicular takes you to the 2453 m above sea level. high excursion mountain Muottas Muragl, from which hiking trails lead to the Schafberg and Alp Languard. From the excursion mountain there is a magnificent view of the Upper Engadine.
Beautiful hikes can be undertaken here in summer.
In winter you can also take the funicular to the top, where winter hiking trails are prepared. There is one for the descent to the valley station Toboggan run prepared.

Regular events

  • Tavolata St. Moritz. Takes place on the last weekend in July. A 400 meter long table meanders across the pedestrian zone. There is a food market on Friday, street BBQ on Saturday and the Engadin kitchen brigades and restaurateurs show what they can do on Sunday.

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nightlife

  • 5  Cinema Scala, Via Rosatsch 18, 7500 St. Moritz. Tel.: 41(0)81 833 31 55, Email: . Cinema in the theater of the Hotel Reine Victoria.Price: CHF 15.00 / children CHF 10.00.Last change: Oct. 2017 (information may be out of date)

accommodation

  • Holiday residence Miragolf, Madulain Engadine. GR. MIRAGOLF, about 10 minutes from St. Moritz, offers a holiday stay in the middle of nature in the name of well-being and relaxation. You can do sports and enjoy interesting cultural diversions both in summer and in winter.

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