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15-681: The Schams is the central of the three valleys along the Hinterrhein . It is separated from the Rheinwald valley upstreams by the Rofla Gorge , and downstreams by the Viamala gorge from the Domleschg / Heinzenberg valley. The Posterior Rhine flows through the valley in a predominantly south-to-north direction and falls from a height of 1094 m at the outflow of Rofla Gorge, where

30-529: A historically important transit route to Italy. Nowadays there is no traffic across the Splügen pass in winter, whereas the route across its age-old rival, the San Bernardino Pass , was given a long road tunnel in 1967 that made it possible to keep the road open all year. This Graubünden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

45-521: A river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sutsilvan Sutsilvan ( Rumantsch Grischun : sutsilvan ; Vallader: suotsilvan ; Putèr: suotsilvaun ; derived from sut "below" and selva "forest") is a dialect of the Romansh language spoken in Domleschg , Heinzenberg , Schams , and Val Ferrera , Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . Since 1601 it has

60-465: Is a zone with Alpine meadows . On the right side slope, where the forests rech down to the valley floor, there are no settlements other than Maiensäss es. In the valley of the Rhine wind find on the right bank, the larger villages Andeer and Zillis (including the village Reischen ) and Pignia , and on the left bank Clugin and Donat , all at elevations of 940–1020 m. On Schamserberg we find on

75-659: Is the right of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine (the other being the Vorderrhein ). It is located in the canton of Grisons ( Graubünden ), Switzerland . One of its upper tributaries is Reno di Lei , which is the outflow of Lago di Lei located in Lombardy , Italy. Although it is shorter in length, its volume is larger than that of the Vorderrhein at their confluence near Reichenau , after which

90-637: The Hinterrhein lies mostly within the canton of Grisons, with one tributary, the Reno di Lei rising in Lombardy, Italy ( Sondrio ). The nearby Lunghin Pass is the triple divide between the rivers Rhine , Danube and Po . To learn about the importance of travel along the Hinterrhein, a multiday trekking route is signposted along the river from Thusis to Splügen , where it turns south to Splügen Pass ,

105-937: The Pass da Surcarungas , Spunda Surses and Pass da Schmorras , were never very significant. Access by public transport is provided by the fast bus from Chur to Bellinzona (which stops in Zillis and Andeer). Local transport is provided by a bus to the Schamserberg and one into Avers . 46°36′43″N 9°25′34″E  /  46.612°N 9.426°E  / 46.612; 9.426 Hinterrhein (river) The Hinterrhein ( German: [ˈhɪntɐˌʁaɪn] ; Sutsilvan : Ragn Posteriur ; Sursilvan : Rein Posteriur ; Rumantsch Grischun , Vallader , and Puter : Rain Posteriur ; Surmiran : Ragn posteriour ; Italian : Reno Posteriore ), or Posterior Rhine ,

120-685: The Val Ferrera flows in from the right, to 883 m at the Raniabrücke . The Schams valley is bordered on both sides by mountain ranges of around 3000 m high. The highest peaks on the Western side are the Pizzas d'Anarosa (3000 m), the Bruschghorn (3056 m) and the prominent Piz Beverin (2998 m). On the eastern side, the highest peak is Piz Curvér (2972 m) on

135-821: The Albula are the Landwasser , flowing through Davos , and the Gelgia from the Julier pass area. After passing Rothenbrunnen through a valley called Domleschg (a valley with an incredible number of castles, showing the importance of transit in the area) the Hinterrhein is again left alone from civilisation in the floodplain Isla Bella near Rhäzüns , before it joins the Anterior Rhine ( Vorderrhein ) at Reichenau , near Bonaduz . The drainage basin of

150-595: The Rofla Gorge, the valley widens into a section called Schams . The Hinterrhein then reaches Andeer , before passing through another gorge, the Viamala , before arriving at Thusis . Now, another tributary of slightly bigger volume reaches the Hinterrhein , the Albula , coming from the Albula Pass , which is also the name of a railway line that has become a UNESCO world heritage . The two main tributaries of

165-706: The Val Ferrera, and Rongellen at the northern end of the Viamala gorge. The Jurisdiction of Schams, a member of the Grey League joined the Reformation in its entirety. Until the mid 20th century, the Sutsilvan dialect of Romansh was almost the only language spoken in the valley. The situation changed dramatically in the late 20th century, especially in accessible places, such as Zillis and Andeer and

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180-463: The Val Ferrera. There, the proportion of predominantly German-speaking people was already above 80% in the 2000 census. On the Schamserberg, Romansh still had a narrow majority. Since Roman times, the transit route of the "Lower Road" leads from Chur via the Schams valley to Splügen Pass and San Bernardino Pass . Today the highway A13 follows this route. The mountain passes into Oberhalbstein,

195-462: The border with Oberhalbstein . The larger settlements are close to the river. The left slope, locally known as the Schamserberg (English: Mount Schams ; Romansh : Muntogna da Schons ), which rises relatively uniformly to Piz Beverin rising left-side slope, is used for agricultural purposes op to 2200 m. Around the villages, there is a zone with Maiensässes ; higher up the slope

210-486: The lower level (1100 to 1200 m), the village in the municipality of Casti-Wergenstein and the villages Pazen and Farden in the municipality of Donat. Higher up the Schamserberg, at around 1500 m altitude, with a better view of the surrounding mountain, we find Lohn , Mathon and Wergenstein. There are a total of eight municipalities in Schams sub-district . They include, in addition to those mentioned above, Ferrera in

225-600: The river is called the Alpine Rhine , which flows out into Lake Constance ( Bodensee ). Flowing from the village Hinterrhein near the San Bernardino Pass through the Rheinwald valley, the river flows into a gorge called Rofla Gorge ( Roflaschlucht ). In this gorge, an equal-sized tributary, the Avers Rhine , adds waters from the deep Val Ferrera and the very remote alp of Avers and its side valley Valle di Lei , located on Italian territory. Below

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