Lej Pitschen
Lej Pitschen is a bay in Sils im Engadin/Segl, Maloja District, Graubünden.Places of Interest
Highlights include Julier Pass and Nietzsche-Haus.
Julier Pass
Mountain saddle
Photo: Capricorn4049, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Julier Pass is a mountain pass in the Albula Alps of Switzerland. It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden. At its summit, the pass crosses the drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube.
Nietzsche-Haus
Museum
Photo: Nettuno16, Public domain.
The Nietzsche-Haus is a house in Sils Maria in the Engadin region of Switzerland, where the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche lived during the summers of 1881 and from 1883 to 1888.
Piz Lagrev
Peak
Photo: Maule, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Piz Lagrev is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Lake Sils in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On its northern side lies the Julier Pass. Reaching a height of 3,165 metres above sea level, Piz Lagrev is the culminating point of the range lying between the Septimer Pass and the Julier Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St. Moritz and Silvaplana.
St. Moritz
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Moritz is in the Upper Engadin in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is one of the best-known vacation spots in Europe. It is chic and famous for its ambiance, and is situated next to Engadine's lakescape at 1,856 metres above sea level.
Silvaplana
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality.
Maloja
Village
Photo: Ziegenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Maloja is a village in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is part of the municipality of Bregaglia. It is located at the western end of Lake Sils, near the summit of the Maloja Pass. Since 1884 it boasts the luxury hotel Maloja Palace.
Lej Pitschen
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sils im Engadin/Segl, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
46.4308° or 46° 25′ 51″ northLongitude
9.7464° or 9° 44′ 47″ eastOpen location code
8FRFCPJW+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 9306813099OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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