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 valley Surses, defined by the river.
- 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: Tiefencastel railway station and Catholic church St. Stefan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tiefencastel and Mon.
Gelgia
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.66224° or 46° 39′ 44″ north
Longitude
9.57358° or 9° 34′ 25″ east
Elevation
842 metres (2,762 feet)
Open location code
8FRFMH6F+VC
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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: “Julia”
- Irish: “Julia”
- Italian: “Giulia”
- Malayalam: “ജൂലിയ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Julia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Julia-elva”
- Norwegian: “Julia”
- Romansh: “Gelgia”
- Swedish: “Julia”
- Swiss German: “Julia”
- Ukrainian: “Юлія”
- Venetian: “Julia”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Brienz and Alvaschein.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Son Roc and Motta Vallac.
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