Klosters
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Klosters Dorf
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| Coordinates: 46°53′N 9°53′E / 46.883°N 9.883°ECoordinates: 46°53′N 9°53′E / 46.883°N 9.883°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Prättigau/Davos | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 219.83 km2 (84.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation () | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 6,177 | |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7250 Klosters-Platz 7252 Klosters-Dorf 7249 Serneus |
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| SFOS number | 3871 | |
| Surrounded by | Conters im Prättigau, Davos, Gaschurn (AT-8), Langwies, Lavin, Saas im Prättigau, Sankt Gallenkirch (AT-8), Susch | |
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Klosters is a town in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Together with neighbouring Serneus, the two towns form the municipality of Klosters-Serneus.
Its ski resort lies 150 km (93 mi) from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is 10 km (6.2 mi) from Davos. It is a popular ski location and the slopes are easily accessible via a large cable car.
Klosters-Serneus is first mentioned in 1222 as ecclesiam sancti Iacobi. In 1436 it was mentioned as zuo dem Closter.
Klosters-Serneus has an area, as of 2006[update], of 193.2 km2 (74.6 sq mi). Of this area, 25.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (54.5%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Before 2017, the municipality was located in and is the only municipality in Klosters sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. It was created in 1865 through the merger of the formerly independent municipalities of Serneus and Klosters. Until 1973 Klosters-Serneus was known as Klosters. It is the last and uppermost village in the Prättigau valley. It consists of the villages of Klosters and Serneus and is made up of the sections of Platz, Dorf, Selfranga, Äuja and Monbiel
Klosters-Serneus has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 6,177. As of 2008[update], 17.2% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -2.8%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (88.7%), with Portuguese being second most common (2.9%) and Serbo-Croatian being third (2.6%).
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