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Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01
Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01
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BEFORE MODERN SPORT
Laax
How settlement, access and winter sport shaped Laax.
Scroll to read the contour through time
Laax (German: ; Romansh: Lags, pronounced ) is a municipality of the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
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BEFORE TOURISM
Work and settlement beneath the snowline
It was first mentioned indirectly in 765 AD when Bishop Tello of Chur granted his share of Flemme (Flims) to the Disentis Monastery, noting Laax in his will.
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ACCESS CHANGES
A route reaches Laax
The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Laax.
This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.
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Laax Mountain view 2
View on the ski slopes in Laax, Switzerland. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
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- View on the ski slopes in Laax, Switzerland
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ORGANISED SPORT
Winter becomes organised
The ski-lifts are in Laax Murschetg.
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THE LIVING MAP
The mapped place
Laax is recorded at 46.810° N, 9.257° E. Its catalogue reference reaches 3,018 metres. A modern resort map compresses terrain, exposure and access into a diagram. This exhibition keeps the underlying contour visible so the place does not become only a list of facilities.
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Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01
Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.
- Visual description
- Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01
- Nature
- original
- Medium
- Open-licence photograph
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
TODAY
Laax now
The municipality of Laax stretches from the village itself, to Plaun and the Vorab, in the skiing area.
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THE LEDGER
Sources and credits
This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.
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Artefacts in order of appearance
Am Laaxer See in Graubünden. 01
AOD.EU.LAAX.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Laax Mountain view 2
AOD.EU.LAAX.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Editorial record
Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Laax overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.