- Pontresina
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Pontresina
municipality_name = Pontresina
municipality_type = municipality
imagepath_coa = Pontresina-coat of arms.png|pixel_coa=120px
languages =
canton = Grisons
iso-code-region = CH-GR
district = Maloja
lat_d=46|lat_m=30|lat_NS=N|long_d=9|long_m=54|long_EW=E
postal_code = 7504
municipality_code = 3784
area = 118.24
elevation = 1805|elevation_description=
population = 1877|populationof = December 2004 | popofyear = 2004
website = www.gemeinde-pontresina.ch
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mayor_title = |list_of_mayors =
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neighboring_municipalities=Lanzada (IT-SO),La Punt-Chamues-ch ,Livigno (IT-SO),Madulain ,Poschiavo ,Samedan ,Zuoz
twintowns = Gaylord (United States)|Pontresina is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the canton of
Graubünden inSwitzerland .This alpine village located high in the in the
Engadin region of Switzerland. It sits in Val Bernina, which is the highest altitude valley that branches off the Upper Engadin Valley. Pontresina is a noted tourist destination in its own right, but is often overshadowed by its more famous neighborSt. Moritz .History and name
The city was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as "pontem sarasinam" (1137) and "ponte sarracino" (1303). Some historians translate it as "The Bridge of the Saracens" and see in it a reference to a tenth-century Arab invasion of the lands that later became Switzerland.
External links
* [http://www.pontresina.com Pontresina Web site]
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