Cervinia

Infobox ski area
name= Breuil-Cervinia

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caption= Town view of Cervinia.
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nearest_city=
lat_degrees= 45
lat_minutes= 56
lat_seconds= 04
lat_direction= N
long_degrees= 7
long_minutes= 37
long_seconds= 52
long_direction= E
vertical= 2347 m
top_elevation= 3480 m
(3899 m on Zermatt side)
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skiable_area= km²
number_trails= 56 (200 km)
longest_run= 22.5 km
liftsystem= 24
lift_capacity= skiers/h
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Cervinia (Valdôtain: "Breuil") is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy. It is a "frazione" of the "comune" of Valtournenche.

Geography

Cervinia lies at 2,006 m (6,581 ft) above sea level, at the foot of the Matterhorn ("Monte Cervino"), in a valley surrounded by high, glaciated mountains and the sheer rock face of the Jumeaux. It shares a ski area with Zermatt in Switzerland. Some of the runs are very long, the longest stretches 22 km from the Klein Matterhorn in Switzerland down to Valtournenche in Italy.

History

The town hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1971, 1975, and 1985.

Notes and references

* [http://www.cervinia.it Official website] en icon, fr icon, de icon, it icon & es icon