Arosa
Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of the Grisons in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arosa railway station and Älpliseehorn.
Arosa railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gürbetaler, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arosa railway station is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway of the Rhaetian Railway. It is situated in the town and resort of Arosa, close by to the Obersee.
Älpliseehorn
Peak
Photo: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Älpliseehorn is a mountain of the Plessur Alps, located south of Arosa in Graubünden. It is part of the range east of the Aroser Rothorn. On the north side of the mountain lies the Älplisee.
Obersee
Lake
Photo: Minnou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Obersee or Oberer Arosasee is the lake in the center of Arosa, a resort in the Grisons, Switzerland. The lake has a surface area of 7.1 ha at an elevation of 1734 m. Arosa's lower lake is at 1691 m.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Litzirüti and Sunnenrüti.
Litzirüti
Hamlet
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Litzirüti is a small village near Langwies, in the municipality of Arosa, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The village effectively forms part of the Arosa resort. Litzirüti is situated 4½ km northeast of Arosa.
Sunnenrüti
Hamlet
Photo: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sunnenrüti is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km northeast of Arosa.
Arosa
- Type: Locality with 3,150 residents
- Also known as: “CH3921”
- Location: Plessur, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.7668° or 46° 46′ 0″ northLongitude
9.667° or 9° 40′ 1″ eastPopulation
3,150Elevation
2,003 metres (6,572 feet)Open location code
8FRFQM88+PQGeoNames ID
7285102
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