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.
Geography
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Andeer | 916 | 46.30 | 3701 |
 |
Casti-Wergenstein | 56 | 25.62 | 3703 |
 |
Donat | 203 | 4.67 | 3705 |
 |
Ferrera | 79 | 75.46 | 3713 |
 |
Lohn | 51 | 8.17 | 3707 |
 |
Mathon | 53 | 15.13 | 3708 |
 |
Rongellen | 56 | 2.02 | 3711 |
 |
Zillis-Reischen | 389 | 24.48 | 3712 |
External links
- Official website of the Kreis Schams
- Schams (Kreis) in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
 Districts of Graubünden | |
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