Muntogna da Schons: Casti-Wergenstein
The Hinterrhein valley defines the setting of Casti-Wergenstein — scattered settlements and meadows occupy the slopes of the Schamserberg high above its valley floor in Grisons. Casti-Wergenstein is one of the small mountain communities now forming Muntogna da Schons, a municipality created in 2021 through the union of four former communes. The area belongs to the Romansh cultural landscape of the Schams, where Sutsilvan is the traditional local idiom. Wooded slopes and cultivated clearings give the terrain a distinctly alpine character, while Beverin Nature Park is closely associated with this part of the region. It is a quiet expression of rural Graubünden, away from the canton’s better-known resort valleys.
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Muntogna da Schons has served as a high-alpine farming area on the Schamserberg above the Hinterrhein valley in Grisons since the Middle Ages. Formed in 2021 through the merger of Casti-Wergenstein, Donat, Lohn and Mathon, the municipality brings together small settlements on the sunny slope above the valley floor. The Piz Beverin massif rises nearby, while the area forms part of the Beverin Nature Park, known for alpine pastures and mountain routes. Its Romansh name preserves the linguistic heritage of the Schams valley. Browse additional webcams from the Schams valley and Grisons to extend your view of this Alpine region.
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