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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: St. Moritz, Bernina Railway, Scuol, Pontresina, Celerina/Schlarigna, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Samedan, Zernez, Zuoz, Tarasp, S-chanf, Silvaplana, Piz Bernina, La Punt-Chamues-ch, Tschlin, Ardez, Ramosch, Madulain, Bever, Switzerland, Guarda, Switzerland, Sent, Lavin, Inn District, Switzerland, Ftan, Bernina Range, Maloja District, Piz Kesch, Morteratsch Glacier, Badrutt's Palace Hotel, Bernina Pass, Diavolezza, Samedan Airport, Lake St. Moritz, Piz Corvatsch, Piz Palu, Lower Engadine, Piz Roseg, Crast' Aguzza, Julier Pass, Scaletta Pass, Piz Morteratsch, Lake Silvaplana, Piz Scerscen, Fuorn Pass, Bellavista, Piz Argient, Maloja Pass, Piz da la Margna, Lake Sils, Susch, Albula Pass, Piz Nair, Champfer, Piz Zupo, Corviglia, Lej da la Tscheppa, Fluela Pass, Piz Tschierva, Muttler, Muottas Muragl, Lej da Gravatscha, Lej da Staz, Lagh dal Lunghin, Lai da Tarasp, Martina, Switzerland, Val Fex. Excerpt: St. Moritz (German: Sankt Moritz, Romansh: San Murezzan) is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubunden. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the Piz Bernina, lies a few kilometres south of the town. Lake St. MoritzVotive offerings, swords and needles from the Bronze Age, were found at the base of the springs in St. Moritz, which indicate that the Celts had already discovered them. St. Moritz is first mentioned around 1137-39 as ad sanctum Mauricium. The town was named after Saint Maurice, a Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic saint. Pilgrims travelled to Saint Mauritius, the church of the springs, where they drank from the blessed, bubbling waters of the Mauritius springs in the hopes of being healed. In 1519, the Medici pope, Leo X, promised full absolution to anyone making a pilgrimage to the church of the springs. In the 16th centur...
