Tarasp
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Lake Tarasp at dawn | |
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Location of Tarasp | |
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| Coordinates: 46°46′N 10°15′E / 46.767°N 10.250°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Inn |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,403 m (4,603 ft) |
| Population (Dec 2014) | |
• Total | 337 |
| • Density | 7.19/km2 (18.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7553 |
| SFOS number | 3745 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| Localities | Fontana, Vulpera, Sparsels, Aschera, Avrona, Chaposch, Chants, Florins, Nairs, Sgnè, Vallatscha |
| Surrounded by | Ardez, Ftan, Scuol, Tschierv, Zernez |
| Website | www.tarasp.ch |
Tarasp is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its eleven settlements are situated within the Lower Engadin valley along the Inn River, at the foot of the Sesvenna Range. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.
Originally a Romansh language area, the majority of the population today speaks High Alemannic German. Unlike the surrounding municipalities, the Tarasp parish is mainly Catholic.