The Kreis Schams forms, together with the sub-districts of Avers, Domleschg, Rheinwald and Thusis, the Bezirk ("district") Hinterrhein of the Canton Graubünden in Switzerland. The district office is located in Zillis-Reischen.
Kreis Schams
Kreis Schams | |
|---|---|
Sub-district | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Zillis-Reischen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.85 km2 (77.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,802 |
| • Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 8 |
Geography edit
Geographically, the Kreis is equivalent to the Schams valley, the middle section of the Hinterrhein valley south of the Viamala gorge.
| Coat of arms | Name | Residents (Dec. 2009) |
Area in km2 |
BFS No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andeer | 916 | 46.30 | 3701 |
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Casti-Wergenstein | 56 | 25.62 | 3703 |
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Donat | 203 | 4.67 | 3705 |
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Ferrera | 79 | 75.46 | 3713 |
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Lohn | 51 | 8.17 | 3707 |
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Mathon | 53 | 15.13 | 3708 |
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Rongellen | 56 | 2.02 | 3711 |
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Zillis-Reischen | 389 | 24.48 | 3712 |
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kreis Schams.
- Official website of the Kreis Schams
- Schams (Kreis) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
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