Engadin

Engadin is a long high-Alpine valley in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons), eastern Switzerland, notable for its elevation, mountain scenery and lakes and for Alpine tourism.

The Upper Engadin features a chain of high lakes and resort towns including St. Moritz, offering skiing, hiking and water sports; the Lower Engadin is a narrower, more rugged valley with thermal springs and traditional villages such as Scuol. The valley’s landscape combines glacially-formed basins, alpine pastures and mountain peaks.

The valley has long supported alpine agriculture, trade routes over mountain passes and, since the 19th century, development as a tourist destination with winter sports and summer leisure activities. Infrastructure such as mountain railways and spa facilities expanded visitor access in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Engadin runs along the upper valley of the River Inn in eastern Switzerland, bordering high mountain ranges and leading eastward toward the Swiss-Austrian frontier.

• River Inn: The valley is drained by the River Inn, which flows eastward from the Engadin into Austria and ultimately to the Danube basin.
• St. Moritz: St. Moritz, the best-known resort in the Upper Engadin, sits at about 1,800 metres and is a major centre for alpine tourism year-round.

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• Upper Engadin: The Upper Engadin contains high Alpine lakes such as Lake St. Moritz, Lake Silvaplana and Lake Sils and hosts the town of St. Moritz at roughly 1,800 metres altitude.
• Lower Engadin: The Lower Engadin comprises a narrower valley to the east with towns such as Scuol and extends toward the Inn River's exit from Switzerland into Austria.