Saint-Moritz (English spelling)

Japanese: サン･モリッツ（英語表記）Saint‐Moritz

A winter sports center in the canton of Graubünden in southeastern Switzerland. Population 5,900 (1980). The main part of the town is on the northwest shore of Lake St. Moritz. It is located at an altitude of 1,822m and is also famous as a summer resort. The nearby Corvatsch mountain (3,451m) is a mecca for summer skiing. The hot springs (iron springs) on the south shore of the lake have been known since ancient times and were a famous pilgrimage site. Since the end of the 19th century, it has developed rapidly, and in 1980 it was visited by more than 190,000 tourists and sports enthusiasts.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スイス南東部，グラウビュンデン州(カントン)にあるウィンター･スポーツの中心地。人口5900(1980)。町の主要部はサン･モリッツ湖の北西岸にある。標高1822mに位置し，避暑地としても有名。近くのコルバッチュ山Corvatsch(3451m)は夏スキーのメッカ。古くから湖南岸の温泉(鉄泉)が知られ，著名な巡礼地でもあった。19世紀末以降急速に発展し，1980年には19万人以上の観光客，スポーツ愛好家が訪れている。

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