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15-595: Hinterrhein can refer to: Hinterrhein (river) , a tributary of the Rhine Hinterrhein, Switzerland , a Swiss village and former municipality Hinterrhein (district) , a former district in Switzwerland including that village Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hinterrhein . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

30-834: A 1620 religious revolt in Valtellina against the Swiss. The Peace of Westphalia (1648) secured peace in the region and granted the region to the Canton of Graubünden. In 1797, the Republic of Valtellina was formed but was quickly conquered by the French to become a component of the Cisalpine Republic client state. The Congress of Vienna (1815) Sondrio and Valtellina as a province of the Austrian Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia. As most of Lombardy region

45-629: Is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy . Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio . As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. The province was established in 1815, within the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia , combining the valleys of Valtellina , Valchiavenna and Bormio . Before the Roman conquest , the territory was inhabited by Celts ( Lepontii ) and Rhaetians ( Camunni ). The Romans included this area in their Cisalpine Gaul province. After

60-623: Is larger than that of the Vorderrhein at their confluence near Reichenau , after which the river is called the Alpine Rhine , which flows out into Lake Constance ( Bodensee ). Flowing from the village Hinterrhein near the San Bernardino Pass through the Rheinwald valley, the river flows into a gorge called Rofla Gorge ( Roflaschlucht ). In this gorge, an equal-sized tributary,

75-518: Is the triple divide between the rivers Rhine , Danube and Po . To learn about the importance of travel along the Hinterrhein, a multiday trekking route is signposted along the river from Thusis to Splügen , where it turns south to Splügen Pass , a historically important transit route to Italy. Nowadays there is no traffic across the Splügen pass in winter, whereas the route across its age-old rival,

90-572: The Avers Rhine , adds waters from the deep Val Ferrera and the very remote alp of Avers and its side valley Valle di Lei , located on Italian territory. Below the Rofla Gorge, the valley widens into a section called Schams . The Hinterrhein then reaches Andeer , before passing through another gorge, the Viamala , before arriving at Thusis . Now, another tributary of slightly bigger volume reaches

105-757: The Hinterrhein , the Albula , coming from the Albula Pass , which is also the name of a railway line that has become a UNESCO world heritage . The two main tributaries of the Albula are the Landwasser , flowing through Davos , and the Gelgia from the Julier pass area. After passing Rothenbrunnen through a valley called Domleschg (a valley with an incredible number of castles, showing

120-472: The San Bernardino Pass , was given a long road tunnel in 1967 that made it possible to keep the road open all year. This Graubünden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Province of Sondrio The province of Sondrio ( Italian : provincia di Sondrio )

135-572: The administrative centre. The Stelvio National Park is located in the north-eastern end of the province. The economy is based on construction, logging, quarrying, tourism and light industry. Workers from Switzerland commute to work in Sondrio, and other workers cross the border from Italy to join the Swiss workforce. Throughout the province grapes have traditionally been grown, each district having its own local variety and producing its own local wine. It has been necessary for farmers to engineer terraces on

150-510: The east. The Rhaetian Alps are the highest mountains in Lombardy. The valleys mostly run from north to south, the main ones being the Valtellina and Valchiavenna . One of the main comuni (municipalities) is Livigno (1,800 m above sea level), which is a tourist centre in the summer and a ski resort in the winter. There are 78 comuni in the province, and Sondrio is the biggest town and

165-676: The fall of the Western Roman Empire , it came under the control of the Lombards and was first ruled by feudal lords from the local area. During the Middle Ages it belonged to the Kingdom of Italy . In the 14th century it fell under the rule of the Duchy of Milan due to the House of Visconti and House of Sforza . Sondrio and Valtellina were strategically important in the politics of Europe, especially in

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180-620: The importance of transit in the area) the Hinterrhein is again left alone from civilisation in the floodplain Isla Bella near Rhäzüns , before it joins the Anterior Rhine ( Vorderrhein ) at Reichenau , near Bonaduz . The drainage basin of the Hinterrhein lies mostly within the canton of Grisons, with one tributary, the Reno di Lei rising in Lombardy, Italy ( Sondrio ). The nearby Lunghin Pass

195-418: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hinterrhein&oldid=1241933610 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hinterrhein (river) Although it is shorter in length, its volume

210-641: The sixteenth and 17th century religious wars, due to their connections to Europe by Sondrio's Spluga Pass and valleys. Upon the collapse of the Duchy of Milan, rule over Sondrio was exercised by the Swiss Canton of Graubünden . In the Valtellina War , Valtellina was invaded in 1622 by the Spanish Governor of Milan as the valleys had been used to transport troops around Europe ; the Spanish efforts were assisted by

225-414: Was absorbed into Kingdom of Sardinia in 1860, Sondrio and Valtellina were also absorbed into Sardinia. The province of Sondrio is a mostly mountainous, sparsely populated area in the north of Lombardy. It borders on the Swiss Canton of Graubünden to the north, the provinces of Como and Lecco to the west, the province of Bergamo to the south and the provinces of Brescia , Trento and Bolzano to

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