Klosters

Also known as Klosters GR, Klosters-Serneus

Klosters is a Swiss village in the Prättigau, administratively part of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Grisons; in 2021, the municipality shortened its name to Klosters. 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 formed the municipality of Klosters-Serneus. On 1 January 2016, the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into Klosters-Serneus.

Key facts

Swiss town.subject_name: Klosters
Swiss town.image_photo: Klosters Dorf.jpg
Swiss town.image_caption: Klosters Dorf
Swiss town.municipality_type: municipality
Swiss town.imagepath_coa: CHE Klosters-Serneus COA.svg
Swiss town.imagepath_flag: CHE Klosters-Serneus Flag.svg
Swiss town.canton: Grisons
Swiss town.iso code region: CH-GR
Swiss town.district: Prättigau/Davos
Swiss town.postal_code: 7250 Klosters (Platz), 7252 Klosters Dorf
Swiss town.municipality_code: 3871
Swiss town.area: 193.16
Swiss town.elevation: 1205
Swiss town.elevation_description: Evang.-ref. Kirche Klosters Platz
Swiss town.highest: Verstanclahorn
Swiss town.highest_m: 3298
Swiss town.website: www.klosters-serneus.ch
Swiss town.places: Platz, Dorf, Selfranga, Äuja, Monbiel

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Encyclopedic overview

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History
Geography
Demographics
Skiing
Heritage sites of national significance
Politics
Education
Economy
Religion
Transport
Society
Climate
See also
References

Klosters is on the Austrian border. The village's ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Klosters is north from Davos and part of its extended ski area.

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