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Arosa
Coat of arms of Arosa
Coat of arms
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
District Plessur
Area
 • Total 154.79 km2 (59.76 sq mi)
Elevation
1,775 m (5,823 ft)
Population
 (Dec 2020 )
 • Total 3,162
 • Density 20.428/km2 (52.907/sq mi)
Postal code
7050
Localities Innerarosa, Maran, Prätschli, Tschuggen
Surrounded by Alvaneu, Davos, Langwies, Lantsch/Lenz, Molinis, Peist, Schmitten, Tschiertschen, Vaz/Obervaz, Wiesen
Twin towns Fukumitsu (Japan)

Arosa is a municipality and a ski resort in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.

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Arosa

Images for kids

  • Arosa weisshorn 14 08 06

    Aroser Weisshorn

  • Arosa, Switzerland - Lake (1)

    Obersee

  • Rhb arosa jun3 09 033

    A RhB train travelling through Arosa

  • Arosa 2010 1

    The railway station and cable car, by the Obersee

  • Langwiesbridge

    Langwieser Viaduct near Langwies

  • Arosa pferde09 012

    Horse racing on the frozen Obersee in winter

  • Carl Rüedi, M.D. (Swiss lung expert) (c. 1885)

    Carl Rüedi ca. 1885

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Arosa (Grisones) para niños

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