St. Moritz

St. Moritz - known as San Murezzan in the Rhaeto-Romanic, or San Maurizio in Italian and Saint-Moritz in French - is a municipality (politische Gemeinde) in the Upper Engadine district (Kreis Oberengadin) of the Maloja region (Region Maloja) in the Swiss Canton of the Grisons (Kanton Graubünden). Locals still call the village by its traditional name - ils draguns, or "the dragons". The place's coat of arms bears an image of Saint Mauritius, after whom the village is named. St. Moritz gained worldwide fame as a spa resort and winter sports attraction (Wintersportplatz) after the Winter Olympics were held here in 1928 and 1948.