Champfèr () is a village in the Upper

Engadin The Engadin or Engadine ( rm, ;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ...

valley of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. The Western part of the village belongs to the municipality of

Silvaplana Silvaplana ( Romansh: ) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and the name of a lake in the municipality. History The first sign of a settlement in the borders of the municipality are some Roman-era broken pi ...

and part of the village belongs to the municipality of St. Moritz. The two halves of the town are separated by the creek Ova da Suvretta.

Lej da Champfèr Lake Silvaplana (german: Silvaplanersee; rm, Lej da Silvaplauna) is a lake in the Upper-Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr. Together ...

, a basin of

Lake Silvaplana Lake Silvaplana (german: Silvaplanersee; rm, Lej da Silvaplauna) is a lake in the Upper- Engadine valley of Grisons, Switzerland. It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana. The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr. Togethe ...

, takes its name from the village. The village used to house a convent that has since been converted to the hotel Chesa Guardalej. The village is also home to the famous restaurant Joehri's Talvo run until March 2011 by chef Roland Joehri and his wife Brigitte. The Michelin Guide has awarded the restaurant, located in an old farmhouse, two stars. The etymology of Champfèr is unclear. One possibility is that it is based on a glacier. In 1129, its name was "Campofare", in 1471, Campher, and in 1519 Chiamfer (from Campus ferri). Another explanation could be that the name is meant to say fruitful fields or meadows, chan'ver. The Church San Rochus was built in 1521. The gourmet restaurant Talvo is located in Champfèr.

Gallery

File:Kirche Champfèr.jpg, Church File:Champfèr See.jpg, Lake File:Kirche Champfèr 3.jpg, Vitreaux at the church File:Champfèr Ova da Suvretta.jpg File:Champfèr reformierte Kirche 1.jpg, File:AD2008June23 Silvaplana-Surlej.jpg, Champfèr Lake and surrounding landmarks

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* Villages in Graubünden Populated places on the Inn (river) St. Moritz Silvaplana {{graubünden-geo-stub