Gelgia (river)
Gelgia (Romansh, German: Julia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. It is a tributary of the Albula, which it meets in Tiefencastel. The road to the Julier Pass runs through the Sursés (German: Oberhalbstein), like the major valley of the Gelgia and its side valleys are called.
Gelgia | |
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Piz Platta (3392m a.s.l.) in the south-west as seen from Sur | |
Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Albula |
• coordinates | 46.6626°N 9.5730°E |
Basin features | |
Progression | Albula→ Hinterrhein→ Rhine→ North Sea |
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