Sils Maria

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Sils Maria is a Swiss Alpine village in the Engadin valley, best known as a summer retreat of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and a source of inspiration for some of his major works.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
village
associatedWith Friedrich Nietzsche
climate alpine climate
country Switzerland
elevation approximately 1800 meters above sea level
hasAttraction Fex Valley
Lake Sils
Nietzsche-Haus Sils Maria
historic village center
hasCulturalInstitution Nietzsche-Haus museum
hasEconomicActivity hospitality industry
tourism
hasFeature Alpine landscape
mountain lakes
traditional Engadine houses
hasHeritage Engadine culture
hasNotableResident Friedrich Nietzsche
inspiredWorkOf Beyond Good and Evil
The Gay Science
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
knownFor Alpine tourism
cultural tourism
hiking
inspiration for works of Friedrich Nietzsche
summer retreat of Friedrich Nietzsche
winter sports
language German
Romansh
locatedIn Alps NERFINISHED
Engadin valley
Maloja District
Upper Engadine
canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED
locatedNear Maloja Pass
Silvaplana
St. Moritz
locatedOn Lake Sils
nearbyMountainRange Albula Alps
Bernina Range
partOf municipality of Sils im Engadin/Segl
region Eastern Switzerland
tourismType summer resort
winter resort
transportConnection regional bus services
road over Maloja Pass

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Friedrich Nietzsche
residence

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