Facts about Saint Moritz
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Saint Moritz hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and 1948.
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Saint Moritz depends on tourism and the hotel industry.
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Saint Moritz is a ski resort in the Engadine valley in Switzerland.
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It is Upper Engadine’s major village and a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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The population speaks German and Romansh and is mainly Roman Catholic.
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Saint Moritz has hosted over 20 FIBT World Championships and 3 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
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St. Moritz had an area of 11.08 sq mi.
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St. Moritz is first mentioned around 1137–39 as ad sanctum Mauricium.
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Every winter, Saint Moritz hosts the “White Turf” horse race on the frozen Lake St. Moritz.
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St. Moritz has a population of 4,928, as of December 2018.
