Hinterrhein

The Hinterrhein, or Posterior Rhine, is the right of the two initial tributaries of the Rhine. It is located in the canton of , . One of its upper tributaries is Reno di Lei, which is the outflow of located in , Italy.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Ragn Posteriur”, “Rain posteriur”, “Rein Posteriur”, “Rhein Posteriur”, “Rhin posterieur”, “Rin Posterior”, and “Հետին Հռենոս”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Schloss Reichenau GR and Reichenau-Tamins railway station.

Castle
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is a castle.

Railway station
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is a railway station…

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reichenau and Tamins.

Hamlet
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is a village in the municipality of …

Village
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is a village and a municipality in the Imboden Region in the canton of Grisons.

Village
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is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the canton of the .

Hinterrhein

Latitude
46.82251° or 46° 49′ 21″ north
Longitude
9.40732° or 9° 24′ 26″ east
Elevation
590 metres (1,936 feet)
Open location code
8FRFRCF4+2W
Geo­Names ID
2660340
Wiki­data ID
Q668852
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Venetian—“Hinterrhein” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հինտերռայն”
  • Asturian: “Ríu Hinterrhein”
  • Catalan: “Hinterrhein”
  • Catalan: “Rin posterior”
  • Cebuano: “Hinterrhein”
  • Chinese: “後萊茵河”
  • Czech: “Zadní Rýn”
  • Dutch: “Achter-Rijn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هينترهين”
  • Finnish: “Hinterrhein”
  • French: “Rhin postérieur”
  • German: “Hinterrhein”
  • German: “Sutsilvan”
  • Irish: “Hinterrhein”
  • Italian: “Reno Posteriore”
  • Korean: “힌터라인강”
  • Lombard: “Reno Posteriur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hinterrhein”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hinterrhein”
  • Norwegian: “Hinterrhein”
  • Persian: “هینترراین”
  • Romanian: “Rinul Posterior”
  • Saterfriesisch: “Bääterrhien”
  • Spanish: “Rin posterior”
  • Swedish: “Hinterrhein”
  • Swiss German: “Hinterrhein”
  • Swiss German: “Hinterrhii”
  • Ukrainian: “Задній Рейн”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Reno Posteriore”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Rhäzüns and Trin.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hinterrhein Bridge and Vorderrhein.

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Worth a closer look: Zurich and Bern.

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