Prättigau

The Prättigau, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons), Switzerland, is the geographical region consisting of the main valley of the river Landquart and the valleys of its side-rivers and creeks. Landquart River, which drains into the Alpine Rhine in the town of the same name, is on its upper end home to the ski resorts of Klosters.

Prättigau
View to the south
Prättigau Switzerland
Floor elevation	1,400–600 m (4,600–2,000 ft)
Length	33 km (21 mi) NW
Depth	1,000–1,700 m (3,300–5,600 ft)
Geology
Type	glacial
Geography
Population centers	Monbiel Klosters Serneus Conters i.P. Saas i.P. Küblis St. Antönien Furna Luzein Jenaz Fideris Schiers Fanas Grüsch Seewis Valzeina
Coordinates	46°54′59″N 9°51′13″E / 46.9165°N 9.85372°E / 46.9165; 9.85372Coordinates: 46°54′59″N 9°51′13″E / 46.9165°N 9.85372°E / 46.9165; 9.85372
Topo map	swisstopo
Rivers	Landquart, Schranggabach, Schmittnerbach, Pendlatobel, Tersierbach, Schraubach, Furner Bach, Arieschbach, Schanielabach, Schwarzbach, Sagabach, Casolf, Parzelvabach, Gross Alpbach, Schlappinbach, Stützbach, Verstanclabach, Vereinabach

Landquart is a village with a railway junction on the flat floor valley of the Alpine Rhine just north of Chur, the capital of the Grisons.

The Prättigau is a tourist destination for winter and summer activities, including downhill and cross-country skiing, tobogganing and hiking.

Traditionally, towns in the Prättigau were reliant on the lumber industry, although the income from tourism has largely replaced that.

The historical American Van Leer family claims linage from this area through Swiss archives.^[1][2]

References

1. "Van Leer archives".
2. "Northwestern Research".

• Otto Clavuot: Prättigau in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 2013-12-10.