Avers

Avers (Romansh: Avras) is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It includes Juf, the highest-altitude year-round settlement in Europe.

History

Avers is first mentioned in 1292 as Anue or Avre. In 1354 it was mentioned as Auers.

Geography

Avers has an area, as of 2006, of 93.1 km² (35.9 sq mi). Of this area, 50% is used for agricultural purposes, while 5.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (44%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

The following villages are part of the municipality: Campsut (and Maxsut, 1,668 m (5,472 ft) ), Cröt (1,715 m (5,627 ft)), Cresta (1,960 m (6,430 ft)), Pürt (1,921 m (6,302 ft)), Am Bach (1,959 m (6,427 ft)), Juppa (2,004 m (6,575 ft)), Podestatsch Hus (2,046 m (6,713 ft)) and Juf (2,126 m (6,975 ft)).

The municipality is located in the Hinterrhein district and is the capital and only municipality in the Avers sub-district. It includes the Jufer valley, the Averser branch of the Rhine as well as the side valleys of Madris and Bergalga.

Avers (Kreis)

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

Municipalities

The Kreis ("sub-district") contains only one municipality:

Coordinates: 46°28′N 9°30′E / 46.467°N 9.500°E / 46.467; 9.500