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  Engadin: Just the facts...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Engadin is a high-lying east-west valley in the south of the Inn River (additional info and facts about Inn River) in the canton of Graubünden (additional info and facts about Graubünden) in Switzerland (A landlocked federal republic in central Europe), famous for its sunny climate and beautiful landscape.
From Samedan, the capital of the Upper Engadin, the train connects via Albula (Type and sole genus of the family Albulidae) tunnel with the rest of Switzerland.
The capital of the Lower Engadin is the ski resort and spa Scuol (1200 m).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/en/engadin.htm   (400 words)

  
 Engadin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Engadine is protected by high mountains on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities.
In Romansch, which is the indigenous language of the region, the "Engadine" literally translates as the valley of the Inn River (Romansch: En River).
The highest mountain in the Engadine, and in the Eastern Alps, is Piz Bernina which is 4052 m and is located nearby.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Engadin   (591 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Engadin
The Engadine (German: Engadin, Romansch: Engiadina) is a long mountain valley located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast of Switzerland.
The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south.
The Engadin is a high-lying east-west valley in the south of the Inn River in the canton of Graub nden in Switzerland, famous for its sunny climate and beautiful landscape.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Engadin   (1590 words)

  
 Great Skate Wolverine In-line Speedskating Team   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Because of the high altitude of Engadin currently some of the Worlds best athletes are living there to train and prepare for the coming Olympics, just a few that we seen was Van-Moorsel the women’s  Olympic and World champion cyclist, some of the Kenyan long distance running team, and the entire Australian Olympic Rowing team.
The point to point Marathon starts in the town of Maloja ; and has 2 steep downhill sections of 40mph+ with tight corners, the road is 2 lanes and goes between an Alp and the lake of Sils Maria.
Kia Verducci were happy to again have a full team of 4 for the race in Engadin, the girls coming off their 3rd 1,2,3 in a row and preparing the week at the race were ready and confident before the start.
wolverinespeedteam.homestead.com /WIC2004EngadinSwitzerland062604.html   (631 words)

  
 Engadin Switzerland
The Engadin features a different landscape from that of the great, deep valleys of the Alps, where basins and gorges are knows to alternate in a somewhat monotonous matter.
The Engadin is located in southeast Switzerland and extends from the Maloja Pass to Martina on the border with Austria.
The Engadin offers hiking, biking, rafting, ski jumping,the engadin ski marathon, curling, sailing, polo on snow, golf, downhill skiing, ice skating, snowboarding and much more.
www.magicswitzerland.com /engadin.htm   (161 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article on Engadin [EncycloZine]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Engadin is a high-lying east-west valley in the south of the Inn River in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland, famous for its sunny climate and beautiful landscape.
There the river Inn comes down from the European triple divide from where the Inn flows via Danube to the Black See, the Maira via Po to the Mediterranean Sea, and the Julia (river) via Rhine to the North Sea.
To the north, the Julier pass connects the Engadin with the rest of the Grisons.
encyclozine.com /Engadine   (411 words)

  
 Switzerland, Engadin, 2 to 4 room holiday apartements to rent
The Higher ENGADIN is a landscape with large lakes in the higher Inn-valley and spoils you with 320 day of sun.
You will be transported from the airport to the ENGADIN with train or taxi in the middle of the darkblue lakes in the middle of the High mountains.
The Engadin with its alpine climate is situated approx.
www.switzerland-holiday-apartment.com   (3201 words)

  
 St. Moritz, Engadin Switzerland
Moritz lies on a sunny terrace in the heart of the Engadin Valley in Graubunden and is influenced by three cultures: those of the German-speaking majority of its residents, the Romanish-speaking population of the Engadine and the nearby Italians.
St. Moritz is also the starting point for some of the scenic trains of Switzerland such as the "Glacier"-, "Bernina"-, "Palm"-Expresses as well as the "Engadin Star".
Moritz is located in the southeastern part of the Swiss Alps in the Engadin Valley.
www.magicswitzerland.com /stmoritz.htm   (429 words)

  
 Ski touring week in the Engadin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This ski touring week in the ‘Engadin’ will fill everybody, who has already ski touring experience, with enthusiasm.
When the flowers in the valleys of the ‘Engadin’ bloom, the snow regions, which are higher than the ‘Ofen’ and the ‘Flüela’ pass, entice ski tours with wonderful corn snow descents up to 2.000 meters of altitude.
The very well managed tourist camp of the Hotel Bär & Post in Zernez (1.474 m) is our support point in the valley and offers us varying possibilities of ski tours.
www.oase-alpin.de /touren_e/Ski_touring_Engadin.html   (100 words)

  
 Engadin - InfoSearchPoint.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
de:Engadin The Engadin is a high-lying east-west valley in the south of the Inn River in the Grisons in Switzerland, famous for its sunny climate and beautiful landscape.
In the west, it ends with the Maloja pass going down to Chiavenna and Como in Italy.
East of the Maloja pass, there is the chain of Engadin lakes, Lake Sils, famous for windsurfing, Lake Silvaplana, Lake Champfer, and Lake St. Moritz.
www.infosearchpoint.com /display/Engadin   (366 words)

  
 Breeds of Livestock - Red Engadin Sheep   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Origin: The Engadine Sheep has its original distribution in Lower Engadin and in the bordering Tirolian and Bavarian valleys.
Characteristics of the Animal: The Red Engadine Sheep is an easily satisfied, robust, land-going, but less fattening animal which for extensive care is especially well suited.
Its breeding goal is the maintenance and improvement of the good characteristics of the breed like its low care requirements, robustness, sure footedness, high fertility, good upbreeding characteristics, longevity and lean meat.
www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/sheep/redengadine/index.htm   (337 words)

  
 The Engadin Marathonistas - friends who race in the Engadin Ski Marathon
The Engadin Marathonistas is a group of friends, family and mistfits who get together once a year in March to compete in the Engadin Ski Marathon.
It all started in 2001 when a charity called WellChild (at time Children Nationwide) was looking for people who would race in the Engadin Ski Marathon in order to raise money.
Five of us took up the challenge, and so the Engadin Marathonistas were born.
www.liebreich.com /LDC/HTML/Engadin/Marathonistas.html   (246 words)

  
 Swiss Valley Bike Tours - Guided biking vacations, cycling through Engadin valley Switzerland.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
We organise bike tours here in the engadin valley of Switzerland and while you browse through this website you will see photos of the beautiful mountains and valleys of where our tours pass through every summer.
In this region you have Over 10 Mountain passes to choose from, the best roads, friendly motorists (no joke) food and drink influenced from 4 different countries and a guide who has been involved in cycling for over 20 years.
So come on over to Engadin and let me show you a bike riding experience that you will never forget.
www.swissvalleybiketours.com   (223 words)

  
 Aquamarine Fund
It took him 5 hours and 54 minutes to finish the 26.2 mile race, finishing #8,898 out of around 13,000 entrants.
The Engadine Valley must be one of the most beautiful in the Alps, and it is a winter-wonderland - with many really lovely things to do for everyone, from great children's sledding areas to great adult sledding areas (the bob and the cresta runs).
For the otherwise inclined, there are walks in the park, down hill skiing, ski de randonnee, heliskiing great food and, of course, neverending stunning views at every turn.
www.aquamarinefund.com /public/Scrapbook/engadine.html   (373 words)

  
 ENGADIN "boarders valley" --the Hawai'i of Snowboarding.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This winter the upper Engadine will host more snowboard events than ever.
So all you park specialists, go train to represent the Engadine in the finals.
Beside these events which are rather for the newcomers, the second Engadinsnow event will take place on Corvatsch.
www.boarders-valley.ch /news/news_events.html   (321 words)

  
 Engadin Cross Country Ski Marathon
I'm with 13,000 other racers, all jumping around to keep warm, on a frozen lake at the head of the Engadin Valley, in southern Switzerland.
To get us going there are some big tunes pumping out of the PA system with enthusiastic DJ's doing an aerobics class style warm up routine for us to follow.
I arrived in Pontresina (near St Moritz) 4 days earlier as part of a group ("The Engadin Marathonistas").
www.natives.co.uk /news/2003/0403/09race.htm   (1105 words)

  
 Villa Engiadina, Vulpera - Ihr Hotel um Engadin!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
There is number of different acctractive events throughout the year.
- Vulpera is located in a wide valley of the Engadin.
The Spa is one of the most modern facilities in Europe, with indoor swimming pool, outdoor swimming pool and hot tubs, sole and roman-irish pools, the cold and warm water grottos, the sauna, solarium, etc.
www.villa-engiadina.ch /en/vulpera.htm   (278 words)

  
 Olympics, climbing, opinion, Engadin Ski Marathon and more...
Yes, the voices told me I had to have my own website, so here it is. I still just love the idea that I can post stuff here, and the whole world can read it.
Engadin Ski Marathon 2006: find out about the race and how to join the Engadin Marathonistas!
Engadin Ski Marathon 2005 - Time to sign up and join the Engadin Marathonistas for next year's race!
www.liebreich.com   (624 words)

  
 Justgiving - Engadin Marathonistas for St Marks
It is the fundraising and charitable arm of St Mark's Hospital in Harrow, Middlesex, and currently spends just over £1m a year in support of the research and educational programmes at St Mark's.
On 14th of March this year I have talked a group of 60 otherwise sane individuals into competing in the Engadin Ski Marathon.
The atmosphere is amazing, the crowds come out in support, complete with cowbells, Alpenhorns and bananas.
www.justgiving.com /Engadin-StMarks   (413 words)

  
 CAMPING MADULAIN, ENGADIN, ENGADINA, ENGADINE, GRAUBüNDEN, GRIGIONI, GRISONS, SCHWEIZ, SVIZZERA, SUISSE, SWITZERLAND   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Madulain is a small and quiet village between La Punt and Zuoz, far away from stress and the crowds.
Small, but special, in an optimal location and a bit hidden, but not without lots of charm, it offers visitors all what they need to spend a restful vacation.
No matter if you prefer skiing, sliding down by snowboard or sleigh, iceskating, going on excursions or simply strolling through the luxurious towns and shopping, Madulain is an excellent departure point for all these activities.
www.campingmadulain.ch   (1059 words)

  
 World Inline Cup stage 6 Engadin
Last years race seen rain come in the final 10min of the race, this year the skies were blue but the normal afternoon wind that tunnels through the Alps giving a strong tailwind for the skaters was now a strong afternoon headwind.
After that the course is flat and fast with only a few turns and a small uphill followed by a big 1500m hill, a few more round-a-bouts and a fast downhill finish slightly turning to the right and the last 200m finishing up hill.
Fila A heavily weakened from chasing could only manage 12th, 14th, 34th, and 48th.
www.verducciracing.com /news_engadin04.htm   (1102 words)

  
 dh/eng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Engadin Adventure offers a variety of both Downhill and Cross country biking tours, this is great area to go biking.
From lonely mountain single tracks to the adrenaline and challenge of the Engadines only permanent Downhill race trail the Lower Engadin has a lot to offer the biking enthusiast.
Equipped with moto cross protection, knee and shin protectors and a full face helmet you’re ready for the Motta Naluns downhill course.
www.engadin-adventure.ch /dh,eng.htm   (173 words)

  
 Engadin - Wikimedia Commons
br: Un draoñienn e Graubuenden, Suis eo Engadin.
de: Das Engadin ist ein Tal in Graubünden in der Schweiz.
de: Dat Engadin is en Daal in Graubünden in de Swiez.
commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Engadin   (73 words)

  
 Visit Engadin
Have you already heard of Engadine but want to know more?
At www.visit-engadin.com You can see a virtual panoramic view of the countryside.
Or simply have a look and visit our TOP villas by taking a virtual tour!
www.visit-engadin.com /index_en.htm   (90 words)

  
 Engadin - Riding Tour in Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Engadin, a valley of the Inn River in eastern Switzerland, home to Hollywoods 'Heidi', offers an ever changing mountain landscape that is seldom visited during the summer months (to the contrary from the winter mass-ski-tourism).
When the last skiers have left in the spring from Davos until late fall this is a paradise for our riding vacations.
Good hiking boots are recommended for these rides.
www.equitour.com /europe/suisse/engadin.htm   (692 words)

  
 Engadin - St. Moritz Ski Cam Enlarged View   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Engadin - St. Moritz Ski Cam Enlarged View
Switzerland >; Engadin - St. Moritz > Cams
Note: Cameras are currently updated during daylight hours only to allow for a better viewing experience.
www.aminews.com /CH-GR/1104/cam1.html   (49 words)

  
 Engadin Ski Marathon - Links
So you're tempted to have a crack at the Engadin Ski Marathon yourself?
Below are a bunch of links to help you find out more.
Engadin Ski Marathon - official site (including online race entry)
www.liebreich.com /LDC/HTML/Engadin/Links01.html   (71 words)

  
 Justgiving - Engadin Marathonistas for WellChild
WellChild relies entirely on voluntary donations to continue their life saving work.
Thanks so much, Michael Liebreich Team leader (slavedriver), Engadin Marathonistas British Olympic Ski Team 1992
This donation will be matched by my company.
www.justgiving.com /Engadin-WellChild   (496 words)

  
 ENGADIN "boarders valley" --the Hawaii of Snowboarding.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Boundless free-riding areas, immaculately groomed pistes, a permanent half pipe and touring and off-piste guiding leave nothing further to be desired between November and April.
The secret of our region lies in the interplay of the separate snowboarding regions, which are characterised by the charm of the individual mountains turn the Engadine into the boarder's valley.
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www.boarders-valley.ch   (77 words)

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