Zernez
Zernez | |
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Zernez village | |
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Location of Zernez | |
Zernez Zernez | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 10°06′E / 46.700°N 10.100°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Grisons |
| District | Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair |
| Area | |
• Total | 203.85 km2 (78.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,474 m (4,836 ft) |
| Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 1,570 |
| • Density | 7.70/km2 (19.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 7530 |
| SFOS number | 3746 |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-GR |
| 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 |
Zernez is a village and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Lavin and Susch merged into the municipality of Zernez.
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).