Pontresina is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Pontresina was first mentioned in medie…Pontresina is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Pontresina was first mentioned in medieval Latin documents as ad Pontem Sarisinam in 1137 and de Ponte Sarraceno in 1237. The name consists of the Latin word for bridge, pons, and the male personal name Saracenus, which was widely known in the Engadin valley. The earlier assumption that the name was connected with the Saracens has been discarded.
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