Arosa, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 46°47′N 9°41′E / 46.783°N 9.683°ECoordinates: 46°47′N 9°41′E / 46.783°N 9.683°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Plessur | |
| Government | ||
| • Executive |
Gemeindevorstand with 5 members |
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| • Mayor |
Gemeindepräsident Lorenzo Schmid CVP/PDC (as of 2017) |
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| • Parliament |
Gemeindeparlament with 14 members |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 154.78 km2 (59.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Bahnhof Arosa) | 1,775 m (5,823 ft) | |
| Highest elevation (Aroser Rothorn) | 2,980 m (9,780 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation (Plessur (river) near Calfreisen) | 710 m (2,330 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 3,219 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | German: Aroser(in) | |
| Postal code | 7050 Arosa, 7027 Calfreisen, 7027 Castiel, 7027 Lüen, 7028 Pagig, 7028 St. Peter, 7029 Peist, 7056 Molinis, 7057 Langwies, 7058 Litzirüti | |
| SFOS number | 3921 | |
| Localities | Innerarosa, Maran, Prätschli, Tschuggen | |
| Surrounded by | Alvaneu, Davos, Langwies, Lantsch/Lenz, Molinis, Peist, Schmitten, Tschiertschen, Vaz/Obervaz, Wiesen | |
| Twin towns | Fukumitsu (Japan) | |
| Website |
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Arosa is a statistic town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden 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. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.
At the end of 2013 the Arosa ski resort was linked with Lenzerheide by cable-car, creating the new ski resort of Arosa Lenzerheide. Since then transport passes work in both resorts.
The official language of Arosa is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.
The resort is known throughout Switzerland for its famous ice hockey team, the EHC Arosa which used to be one of the most successful teams in the country.
Arosa is first mentioned about 1330 as Araus. In 1383 it was mentioned as Orossen and in 1428 it was first mentioned as Arosa.
The first known settlements are from the 13th century. After 1300 Arosa German-speaking Walser settlers came from Davos and replaced the original Romansh-speaking inhabitants. During the following centuries, the village had a subsistence alpine pasture economy. Until 1851 it was politically a part of the Davos municipality. Arosa was established as a health resort by a German doctor in 1883, and the first sanatorium was opened in 1888. From 1900 on it gradually developed as a winter resort. In 1938 the first ski lifts were built, and in 1956 the Weisshorn cable car was opened and further rope and chair lifts followed.
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