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| Schiers | ||
| Canton | Grisons | |
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| Residents | 2.679 (2018) | |
| height | 660 m, 1,115 m | |
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Schiers is a village in the lower Prättigau, it is located in a basin after the Klus at the confluence of the screw axis in the Landquart. To the political community Schiers, which extends in a northerly direction to the watershed to the Montafon resp. of Rätikon extends, the fractions Lunden, Fajauna, Stels, Maria-Montagna, Pusserein and Schuders belong.
background
In the valley, which was already settled in the Bronze and Iron Ages, existed since the 5th / 6th. Century already a valley church, the village Scieres and the valley church of St. Johann were first mentioned in a document in 1101.
From the gentlemen of Vaz In 1335 the rule came to the House of Toggenburg and the Habsburgs, from whom Schiers was able to buy himself out in 1469. The place was part of the Ten Court Association.
In 1563 the community joined the Reformation, and the change from Romance to German took place every century.
getting there
By plane
The nearest international airport is the airport Zurich
(IATA: ZRH). From there you can take the trains of the SBB to Davos, in Landquart you have to switch to the narrow-gauge RhB.
By train / by bus
If you arrive with the SBB must be in Landquart on the red trains of the meter-gauge Rhaetian Railway (RhB) change. As a rule, the connections are awaited, but a quick change is expected (not always easy to manage with luggage and ski equipment).
In the street
From Zurich via the Walensee motorway 
to Landquart or from St. Margrethen via the 
up the Rhine valley to also to Landquart.
From the motorway exit Landquart It goes on the main road 28 through the Prättigau through the Klus, when the valley widens, Schieers is almost reached. The street 
leads over Monastery, the car loading station Klosters - Selfranga further on Davos.
The main road 28 continues over the Flüela Pass to the Lower Engadine, a fast and, above all, winter-safe connection to the Engadine is the car transport through the Vereina tunnel from Klosters - Selfranga.
mobility
With various post bus lines, Schiers with its train station is with the surrounding villages Fanas, Luzein, Furna and Jenaz; with the Rhaetian Railway, the villages in Prättigau and via the Vereina tunnel are that too Lower Engadine reachable.
Tourist Attractions
- Salginatobel Bridge. The Salginatobel Bridge can certainly be described as the greatest attraction in the municipality of Schiers. It is located on the road from Schiers to Schuders and is one of the Worldmonuments of the American Civil Engineers Association. It was built between 1929 and 1930 according to the plans of Rober Maillart.
- 1 Church of St. Johann. In the area of the Reformed Church of St. Johann there were already two previous churches, the ground plans of which are marked with stone slabs in the parish garden. The current church was built between 1519 and 1522 as a late Gothic hall with strut pillars. The ceiling of the ship and the gallery date from 1926.
activities
- The 1 Grüsch-Danusa ski area with eight lifts and 32 kilometers of slopes is located in the neighboring village Grüsch, it is usually not too crowded, even in the high season.
| Surname | phone | Altitude |  |  |  |  |  |  | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ski area Grüsch - Danusa | 41 (0)81 325 12 34 | 630 - 1,800 m | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 32 km |
shop
- There is a grocery store / supermarket in the village.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Learn
- Schiers is known, at least in Switzerland, for his 2 Evangelical middle schoolwhich, as a grammar school, offers training up to the Matura and a teacher’s seminar.
health
- The 1 Schiers Hospital serves as the valley hospital of the Prättigau, the nearest hospitals are in Davos and Chur (central hospital).
Practical advice
trips
- through the Prättigau Monastery and Davos
- to Seewis and direction of the mountain massif of the Vilan
- to Pany and St. Antönien
literature
Web links
- http://www.schiers.ch - Official website of Schiers
