S-chanf

S-chanf (Romansh pronunciation: [ʃtɕamf] ⓘ[citation needed]; German: Scanfs; Italian: Scanevo) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (57.1%) is nonproductive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

[5] Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Oberengadin subdistrict of the Maloja district along the Inn river and at the mouth of the Casanna pass.

Susauna is a hamlet on the territory of S-chanf municipality, situated on the road to Scaletta Pass, a historic international trading route.

[5] The population speaks either the Upper-Engadin Romansh dialect of Puter or a Bündner variety of Alemannic German.

Until the mid-19th century, all residents of the village spoke Romansh, but due to increasing trade with the outside world, its usage began to decline.

In the park, early risers may spot marmots and, high on the mountains, Steinbok (ibex).

S-chanf is the final destination of the "Engadin Skimarathon", a popular cross country ski race over marathon distance, which starts in Maloja.

Both are located on the Bever–Scuol-Tarasp line and have regular service to St. Moritz, Landquart, Scuol-Tarasp, and Pontresina.

Cinuos-chel village in S-chanf
Aerial view by Walter Mittelholzer (1925)
S-chanf
The hospice at La Chapella