Samedan

Samedan
Location of Samedan
Samedan
Samedan
Coordinates: 46°32′N 9°52′E / 46.533°N 9.867°E / 46.533; 9.867
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGraubünden
DistrictMaloja
Government
  MayorGemeindepräsident
Jon Fadri Huder
(as of 2008)
Area
  Total
113.80 km2 (43.94 sq mi)
Elevation
1,721 m (5,646 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total
2,924
  Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7503
SFOS number3786
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byBergün/Bravuogn, Bever, Celerina/Schlarigna, Lanzada (IT-SO), La Punt Chamues-ch, Pontresina, Sankt-Moritz, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Silvaplana
Twin townsLe Mont-sur-Lausanne (Switzerland)
Websitewww.samedan.ch
SFSO statistics

Samedan (German pronunciation: [sɐˈmeːdən], locally [saˈmedən]) is a town and municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. It is served by Samedan railway station on the Rhaetian Railway network and by the Samedan Airport.