Scuol

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Scuol

Location of Scuol

Coordinates: 46°48′N 10°17′E / 46.800°N 10.283°ECoordinates: 46°48′N 10°17′E / 46.800°N 10.283°E

Country

Area

• Total

438.63 km² (169.36 sq mi)

Elevation

1,290 m (4,230 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

4,690

• Density

11/km² (28/sq mi)

Postal code

7550

SFOS number

3762

Surrounded by

Ftan, Mals (IT-BZ), Sent, Tarasp, Tschierv, Taufers im Münstertal (IT-BZ), Valchava

Website

www.scuol.ch
SFSO statistics

Scuol (Romansh: pronounced [ˈʃkwol]) is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. The official language in Scuol is Romansh. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into Scuol.

The official name has undergone several changes in the 20th century:

Scuol is first mentioned in 1095 as Schulles.

The Neo-Renaissance style Grand Hotel Waldhaus Vulpera in Scuol-Tarasp with Sgraffito-Elements was opened on 8 June 1897 and was one of the first addresses in the Swiss Alps and was a major Belle Époque monument in Europe.

After the 2015 merger Scuol had an area of 438.63 km² (169.36 sq mi). Before the merger Scuol had an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of 144.14 square kilometers (55.65 sq mi). Of this area, about 26.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 25.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 46.1% is unproductive land. Over the past two decades (1979/85-2004/09) the amount of land that is settled has increased by 37 ha (91 acres) and the agricultural land has decreased by 146 ha (360 acres).

The whole southern face towards Piz Champatsch on 2,785 meters (9,137 ft) is being used as a skiing area called "Motta Naluns", named after a place north of Scuol. The resort has 80 kilometers of slopes and 12 lifts (aerial cableway/ chair lifts / drag lifts).

Before 2017 it was the municipality is the capital of the Inn district and was located in the Suot Tasna sub-district, after 2017 it was part of the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region. It is a well known spa town and vacation spot and is the business center of the Unterengadin valley. It is the largest village on the left side of the Inn river. It consists of the village of Scuol with the section Pradella and the old mining village of S-charl. Until 1970 Scuol was known as Scuol/Schuls.

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