Rheinwald
The Kreis Rheinwald forms, together with the Kreise of Avers, Domleschg, Schams and Thusis the Hinterrhein District of the Canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The seat of the sub-district office is in Splügen.- Type: Valley with an elevation of 1,757 metres
- Description: subdistrict in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Rheinwald Tal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reformierte Kirche Nufenen GR and Guggernüll.
Guggernüll
Peak
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The Guggernüll is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Nufenen in the canton of Graubünden. It lies north of Pizzo Tambo. Guggernüll is situated 3½ km southeast of Rheinwald.
Bärenhorn
Peak
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The Bärenhorn is a mountain of the Lepontine Alps, situated between Vals and Rheinwald in Graubünden, on territory of both municipalities. The northeastern face lies on territory of Safien. Bärenhorn is situated 3½ km north of Rheinwald.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nufenen and Hinterrhein.
Nufenen
Village
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Nufenen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2019 the former municipalities of Hinterrhein, Nufenen and Splügen merged to form the new municipality of Rheinwald.
Hinterrhein
Village
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Hinterrhein is a village and a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located near the start of the river Hinterrhein/Rein Posteriur, one of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine. Hinterrhein is situated 3½ km southwest of Rheinwald.
Medels im Rheinwald
Hamlet
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Medels im Rheinwald is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km east of Rheinwald.
Rheinwald
- Categories: subdistrict of the canton of Graubünden and landform
- Location: Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swiss German—“Rheinwald” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rheinwald”
- Esperanto: “Komunumaro Rejn-Arbaro”
- Esperanto: “Komunumaro Rejnarbaro”
- Esperanto: “Komunumaro Rheinwald”
- Esperanto: “Rejn-Arbaro”
- Esperanto: “Rejnarbaro”
- Esperanto: “Rheinwald”
- French: “Rheinwald”
- German: “Kreis Rheinwald”
- Italian: “Circolo del Rheinwald”
- Italian: “circolo di Rheinwald”
- Italian: “Rheinwald”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rheinwald”
- Swedish: “Rheinwald”
- Swiss German: “Krais Rhiiwald”
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