Parpan
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| Population | 275 (December 2003) | |||||||||
| - Density | 30 /km² (77 /sq.mi.) | |||||||||
| Area | 9.30 km² (3.6 sq mi) | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1,493 m (4,898 ft) | |||||||||
| Postal code | 7076 | |||||||||
| SFOS number | 3913 | |||||||||
| Surrounded by | Churwalden, Tschiertschen, Vaz/Obervaz | |||||||||
| Website | www.parpan.ch | |||||||||
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Parpan is a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
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
- Jürg Simonett: Parpan in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
- Bergbahn Rothorn
- Bergbahn Danis Stätz AG
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