Pontresina

Also known as Pontresina GR, Puntraschigna

Pontresina () is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.

Key facts

Swiss municipality.subject_name: Pontresina
Swiss municipality.image_photo: Pontresina Dorf.jpg
Swiss municipality.image_caption: Pontresina in August 2010
Swiss municipality.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss municipality.imagepath_coa: CHE Pontresina COA.svg
Swiss municipality.imagepath_flag: CHE Pontresina Flag.svg
Swiss municipality.canton: Grisons
Swiss municipality.iso code region: CH-GR
Swiss municipality.district: Maloja
Swiss municipality.postal_code: 7504
Swiss municipality.municipality_code: 3784
Swiss municipality.area: 118.24
Swiss municipality.elevation: 1805
Swiss municipality.website: www.gemeinde-pontresina.ch
Swiss municipality.neighboring_municipalities: Lanzada (IT-SO), La Punt Chamues-ch, Livigno (IT-SO), Madulain, Poschiavo, Samedan, Zuoz

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History and name
Geography
Twin town
Demographics
Languages
Transportation
Weather
Heritage sites of national significance
Notable people
References
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Pontresina () is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland.

==History and name== thumb|left|Pontresina c. 1870, with Val Roseg and [[Roseg Glacier. Etching by Heinrich Müller]] Pontresina was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as ad Pontem Sarisinam in 1137 and de Ponte Sarraceno in 1237. The name consists of the Latin word for bridge, pons (accusative form: pontem), and the male personal name Saracenus, which was widely known in the Engadin valley. The earlier assumption that the name was connected with the Saracens has been discarded.

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