Schiers
Schiers is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality of the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. The first concrete girder bridge ever built, Salginatobel Bridge, is in Schiers. It was designed by Robert Maillart and completed in 1930. In 1991 it was the first bridgenamed a International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Location of Schiers
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| Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°41′E / 46.967°N 9.683°ECoordinates: 46°58′N 9°41′E / 46.967°N 9.683°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Prättigau/Davos |
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| • Mayor | Mathis-Müller Joos |
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| • Total | 61.66 km2 (23.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 2,613 |
| • Density | 42.378/km2 (109.757/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7220 |
| Surrounded by | Fanas, Furna, Grüsch, Jenaz, Luzein, St. Antönien, Seewis im Prättigau, Tschagguns (AT-8), Vandans (AT-8) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Schiers Media
- ETH-BIB-Schiers v. S. aus 300 m-Inlandflüge-LBS MH01-003868.tif
Aerial view from 300 m by Walter Mittelholzer (1923)
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- Salgina schemat.svg
Schemat - Most nad Salginą (Salginatobel bridge) - Robert Maillart 1929-1930
- Salginatobel Bridge mg 4077.jpg
Salginatobel Bridge
- Salginatobel Bridge mg 4055.jpg
Concrete arch under the bridge
- Salginatobel Bridge mg 4065.jpg
View from the bridge into the canyon
References
Other websites
16x16px Media related to Schiers at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality website (in German)
