Domleschg (Kreis)

Kreis Domleschg Kreis Domleschg
—  Sub-district  —
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
Capital	Fürstenau
Area
– Total	73.94 km2 (28.5 sq mi)
Population (2009)
– Total	4,278
– Density	57.9/km2 (149.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities	8

The Kreis Domleschg forms, together with the sub-districts of Avers, Rheinwald, Schams and Thusis, the Bezirk ("district") Hinterrhein of the Canton Graubünden in Switzerland. The district office is located in Fürstenau.

Geography

Georgraphically, the Kreis is located in the lower part of the Hinterrhein, below the Viamala gorge, on the left bank of the river. This part of the valley is known as the Domleschg/Heinzenberg valley. The right bank forms the Kreis Thusis.

Municipalities

Coat of arms	Name	Residents (Dec. 2009)	Area in sq km	BFS No.
	Almens	223	8.34	3631
	Fürstenau	353	1.32	3633
	Paspels	475	4.59	3634
	Pratval	231	0.77	3635
	Rodels	266	1.68	3636
	Rothenbrunnen	307	3.11	3637
	Scharans	837	14.29	3638
	Sils im Domleschg	863	9.28	3640
	Tomils	723	30.56	3671

External links

• Domleschg in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.