Val Russein
The Val Russein is a valley of the Swiss Alps, located south of the Tödi Group in Graubünden. The valley is drained by the Aua da Russein, a tributary of the Vorderrhein, near Cumpadials.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,891 metres
- Description: valley in Graubünden, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Val Rusein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Alpetta and Piz Avat.
Piz Alpetta
Peak
Piz Alpetta is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located near Disentis in the canton of Graubünden. It lies at the eastern end of the chain east of Piz Cavardiras, between the Val Russein and the main Rhine valley.
Piz Avat
Peak
Piz Avat is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located north of Sumvitg in the canton of Graubünden. It overlooks the Val Russein on its west side. Piz Avat is situated 2½ km northeast of Val Russein.
Burg Hohenbalken
Castle
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Burg Hohenbalken is a castle, which is situated 3½ km south of Val Russein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cumpadials and Cavardiras.
Cumpadials
Village
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Cumpadials is the smallest of the four villages in the municipality of Sumvitg, Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a station on the Disentis - Reichenau line of the Rhätische Bahn railway. Cumpadials is situated 4 km southeast of Val Russein.
Cavardiras
Hamlet
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Cavardiras is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km south of Val Russein.
Disentis
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Disentis or Mustér, is a community of the district Surselva in the Northwest of the Canton of Graubünden or Grisons in Switzerland. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the site of one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland.
Val Russein
- Category: landform
- Location: Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Val Russein” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Val Russein”
- Swedish: “Val Russein”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Disla and S. Benedetg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siala d’Alpetta and Fuorcla Crap Ner.
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