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Hinterrhein District

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Country
  
Switzerland

Municipalities
  
24

Capital
  
Hinterrhein

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
617.6 km²

Canton
  
Canton of Graubünden

Hinterrhein District

Points of interest
  
Splügen Pass, Viamala, Bergbahnen Splügen‑Tambo AG - Splü, Piz Scalottas, Rheinwaldhorn

Destinations
  
Thusis, Avers, Casti‑Wergenstein, Splügen, Andeer

Hinterrhein District is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 617.67 km2 (238.48 sq mi) and had a population of 13,179 in 2015. Much of the district became part of the Viamala Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.

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Map of Hinterrhein District, Switzerland

Hinterrhein District consisted of five Kreise (sub-districts) and twenty-four municipalities. This number decreased from thirty-two when the municipalities of Portein, Präz, Sarn, and Tartar merged on 1 January 2010 into Cazis. It decreased further in 2015 when Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form the new municipality of Domleschg.

^a Includes the area of Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar which merged into Cazis on 1 January 2010.

Mergers

  • On 1 January 2003 the municipalities of Donath and Patzen-Fardün became part of Donat.
  • On 1 January 2006 Medels im Rheinwald became part of Splügen.
  • On 1 January 2009 Tomils was created through the merger of Feldis/Veulden, Scheid, Trans and Tumegl/Tomils.
  • On 1 January 2010 Portein, Präz, Sarn and Tartar merged into Cazis.
  • On 1 January 2015 Almens, Paspels, Pratval, Rodels and Tomils merged to form Domleschg.

    • References

    Hinterrhein District Wikipedia
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