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Breuil-Cervinia
Town view of Cervinia.
Coordinates: 45°56′04″N 7°37′52″E / 45.93444, 7.63111 (Breuil-Cervinia)Coordinates: 45°56′04″N 7°37′52″E / 45.93444, 7.63111 (Breuil-Cervinia)
Vertical: 2347 m
Top elevation: 3480 m
(3899 m on Zermatt side)
Base elevation: m
Skiable area: km²
Runs: 56 (200 km)
Longest run: 22. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. 5 km
Lift system: 24
Lift capacity: skiers/h
The Aosta region of Italy
The Aosta region of Italy

Cervinia (Valdôtain: Breuil) is an alpine resort in the Valle d'Aosta region of northwest Italy. The term ski lift can refer to many different types of uphill transport in three main classes Lift systems and networks The network lifts at a Ski Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto A ski area is a developed recreational facility usually on a Mountain or large Hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services It is a frazione of the comune of Valtournenche. A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative In Italy, the comune, (plural comuni) is the basic Administrative division of both provinces and regions and may be properly approximated in Valtournenche is a Town and Comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.

Geography

Cervinia lies at 2,006 m (6,581 ft) above sea level, at the foot of the Matterhorn (Monte Cervino), in a valley surrounded by high, glaciated mountains and the sheer rock face of the Jumeaux. "Cervino" redirects here For the Italian town see Cervino (CE. It shares a ski area with Zermatt in Switzerland. Zermatt (Praborgne is a municipality in the district of Visp in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Some of the runs are very long, the longest stretches 22 km from the Klein Matterhorn in Switzerland down to Valtournenche in Italy. The Klein Matterhorn ( Pennine Alps) (marketed as the "Matterhorn Glacier Paradise" is the highest point in the Zermatt - Cervinia ski

History

The town hosted the FIBT World Championships in 1971, 1975, and 1985. The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in The FIBT World Championships 1971 took place in Cervinia, Italy. The FIBT World Championships 1975 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the second time hosting the event previously in 1971. The FIBT World Championships 1985 took place in Cervinia, Italy for the third time having hosted the event previously in 1971 and 1975.

Notes and references

A view of Cervinia.
A view of Cervinia.



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