Parpan
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Canton | Graubünden |
District | Plessur |
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Population | 275 (December 2003) |
Area | 9.30 km² |
Elevation | 1493 m |
Postal code | 7076 |
SFOS number | 3913 |
Website | www.parpan.ch |
Parpan is a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton Graubünden, Switzerland. The municipality is part of the Kreis (sub-district) of Churwalden.
The village lies in the valley between the cantonal capital Chur and the resort Lenzerheide. It offers access to the skiing area of Rothorn and mountain railways Danis Staetz AG. The finish of the Alpine skiing World Cup slope "Silvano Beltrametti" for the downhill race in Lenzerheide is in Parpan.
Parpan is a common surname in Graubünden. Etymologically "Parpan" originates from the French partis-pain, meaning "bread-deliverer".
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Parpan
- Parpan in German, French or Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Bergbahn Rothorn
- Bergbahn Danis Stätz AG
Arosa | Calfreisen | Castiel | Chur | Churwalden | Langwies | Lüen | Maladers | Malix | Molinis | Pagig | Parpan | Peist | Praden | St. Peter | Tschiertschen
Canton of Graubünden | Districts of Canton Graubünden | Municipalities of the canton of Graubünden