Klosters

Klosters
Municipality
Klosters Dorf
Coat of arms
Location of Klosters
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Coordinates: 46°53′N 9°53′E / 46.883°N 9.883°E / 46.883; 9.883
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Grisons
District	Prättigau/Davos
Area [1]
• Total	193.10 km2 (74.56 sq mi)
Elevation (Evang.-ref. Kirche Klosters Platz)	1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Highest elevation (Verstanclahorn)	3,298 m (10,820 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	4,449
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7250 Klosters (Platz), 7252 Klosters Dorf
SFOS number	3871
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Localities	Platz, Dorf, Selfranga, Äuja, Monbiel
Surrounded by	Conters im Prättigau, Davos, Gaschurn (AT-8), Langwies, Lavin, Sankt Gallenkirch (AT-8), Susch
Website	www.klosters-serneus.ch SFSO statistics

Klosters is a Swiss village in the Prättigau, politically part of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the political district Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Grisons. In 2021, the municipality shortened its name to Klosters.^[3] Klosters itself consists of the two main parts Klosters Dorf ('Village') and Kloster Platz ('Place'), and the settlements Selfranga, Äuja, Monbiel. Together with neighbouring Serneus, the two villages form the former municipality of Klosters-Serneus. On 1 January 2016, the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into Klosters-Serneus.^[4]

The village's ski resort lies 150 km (93 mi) from Zürich, the nearest international airport. Klosters is 10 km (6.2 mi) north from Davos and part of its extended ski area.