Kreis Schams Kreis Schams |
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Sub-district | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Capital | Zillis-Reischen |
Area | |
• Total | 201.85 km2 (77.93 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 1,802 |
• Density | 8.9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Municipalities | 8 |
The Kreis Schams forms, together with the sub-districts of Avers, Domleschg, Rheinwald and Thusis, the Bezirk ("district") Hinterrhein of the Canton Graubünden in Switzerland. The district office is located in Zillis-Reischen.
Geographically, the Kreis is equivalent to the Schams valley, the middle section of the Hinterrhein valley south of the Viamala gorge.