Klosters, Switzerland
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Klosters Dorf
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Location of Klosters
 
Klosters
Klosters (Canton of Grisons)
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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 | Grisons | |
| District | Prättigau/Davos | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 219.8 km2 (84.9 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Evang.-ref. Kirche Klosters Platz) | 1,205 m (3,953 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2016) | ||
| • Total | 4,476 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (53/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7250 Klosters (Platz), 7252 Klosters Dorf | |
| SFOS number | 3871 | |
| Localities | Platz, Dorf, Selfranga, Äuja, Monbiel | |
| Surrounded by | Conters im Prättigau, Davos, Gaschurn (AT-8), Langwies, Lavin, Sankt Gallenkirch (AT-8), Susch | |
| Website |
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Klosters is a Swiss village in the Prättigau, politically part of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the political district Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. Klosters itself consists of the two main parts Klosters Dorf ('Village') and Kloster Platz ('Place'), and the settlements Selfranga, Äuja, Monbiel. Together with neighbouring Serneus, the two villages form the former municipality of Klosters-Serneus. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into Klosters-Serneus.
The village's 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 and part of its extended ski area. It is a popular ski location and the slopes are easily accessible via cable cars.
Klosters 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 2016) of 219.8 km2 (84.87 sq mi). Of this area, about 24.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 19.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and 54.2% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 179 ha (440 acres) or about 0.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 33 ha (82 acres) over the 1985 amount. Over the same time period, the amount of recreational space in the municipality increased by 14 ha (35 acres) and is now about 0.08% of the total area. Of the agricultural land, 4 ha (9.9 acres) is used for orchards and vineyards, 954 ha (2,360 acres) is fields and grasslands and 4,797 ha (11,850 acres) consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1985 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 575 ha (1,420 acres). Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 315 ha (780 acres). Rivers and lakes cover 289 ha (710 acres) in the municipality.
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