Valser valley
The Valser valley is located in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Originally the valley was simply called Vals.
Geography
The Valser valley is roughly 16 kilometers long valley. At Uors, it branches off to the south from the Val Lumnezia. The valley is drained by the Valser Rhine. There are two municipalities in the valley: Vals and St. Martin.
The population is spread out across several hamlets and the village of Vals-Platz, which has an altitude of 1250 m. They form a Walser enclave, since the people in the adjacent Val Lumnezia speak Romansh.
History
Isolated finds show that the Valser valley was used as a link between the Mesolcina and the Rhine Valley as early as the Bronze Age.
The lower part of the valley was settled in the 12th Century, if not earlier. Low justice was provided by the court in Sagogn; high justice by the barons of Belmont. In the 14th century, the upper part of the valley was settled by the Walser migration.
Tourism
Therme Vals, the only hot spring in Graubünden where hot water springs straight from the ground, is located in the valley. Peiden-Bad, in the lower part of the valley, is a former spa.
Gallery
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Upper Valser valley
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Valser valley
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Village of Vals-Platz
Coordinates: 46°41′55″N 9°10′54″E / 46.698729°N 9.181566°E