Gelgia
The Gelgia is a 37-kilometre river in canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Its origin is north of the Julier Pass. It origins below the Piz d'Agnel in the valley of the same name, Val d'Agnel, flows south for 4 km and then turns west just about 900 m below the Julier Pass for about 5 km, where it turns finally north to run through the Surses Valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland
- Also known as: “Gelgia River”, “Julia”, “Julia River”, and “Oberhalbsteiner Rhein”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tiefencastel railway station and Catholic church St. Stefan.
Tiefencastel railway station
Railway station
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Tiefencastel railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Tiefencastel, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is an intermediate stop on the 1,000 mm metre gauge Albula line of the Rhaetian Railway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiefencastel and Mon.
Tiefencastel
Village
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Tiefencastel is a village and a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Mon
Village
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Mon is a village and a former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Brienz/Brinzauls
Village
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Brienz/Brinzauls is a village and former municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2015, the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Gelgia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Gelgia” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Julia”
- Cebuano: “Julia”
- Chinese: “尤利亞河”
- Dutch: “Julia”
- Egyptian Arabic: “چوليا”
- Esperanto: “Julia”
- Esperanto: “Julio”
- French: “Julia”
- German: “Gelgia”
- German: “Julia”
- Irish: “Julia”
- Italian: “Giulia”
- Malayalam: “ജൂലിയ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gelgia”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Julia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Julia-elva”
- Norwegian: “Julia”
- Romansh: “Gelgia”
- Swedish: “Julia”
- Swiss German: “Gelgia”
- Swiss German: “Julia”
- Ukrainian: “Юлія”
- Venetian: “Julia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brienz and Alvaschein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Son Roc and Motta Vallac.
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