Juf
Juf is a village in the municipality of Avers in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. At 2,126 metres above sea level, it is historically the highest village with permanent residents in Western Europe, as well as one of its coldest localities.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 24 residents
- Description: village in Switzerland
- Postal code: 7448
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mazzaspitz and Piz Surparé.
Mazzaspitz
Peak
The Mazzaspitz is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, overlooking Juf in the canton of Graubünden. It lies south of Piz Platta, on the range between the valley of Avers and the Val Bercla.
Piz Surparé
Peak
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Piz Surparé is a mountain of the Oberhalbstein Alps, located west of Bivio in the canton of Graubünden. It is the highest point of the range between the Val Bercla and the lake of Marmorera. Piz Surparé is situated 2½ km northeast of Juf.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bivio and Cresta (Avers).
Bivio
Village
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Bivio is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses. Bivio is situated 6 km northeast of Juf.
Marmorera
Hamlet
Photo: Parpan05, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmorera is a village and former municipality in the Sursés in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2016 the former municipalities of Bivio, Cunter, Marmorera, Mulegns, Riom-Parsonz, Salouf, Savognin, Sur and Tinizong-Rona merged to form the new municipality of Surses. Marmorera is situated 8 km northeast of Juf.
Juf
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Avers, Viamala Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.44546° or 46° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
9.5797° or 9° 34′ 47″ eastPopulation
24Elevation
2,114 metres (6,936 feet)Open location code
8FRFCHWH+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 6329310381OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2660213Wikidata ID
Q691276
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