Schams (Kreis)
# Schams (Kreis)

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

## Geography

Geographically, the Kreis is equivalent to the Schams valley, the middle section of the Hinterrhein valley south of the Viamala gorge.

| Name | Residents (Dec. 2009) | Area in $km^2$ | BFS No. |
| - | - | - | - |
| Andeer | 916 | 46.30 | 3701 |
| Casti-Wergenstein | 56 | 25.62 | 3703 |
| Donat | 203 | 4.67 | 3705 |
| Ferrera | 79 | 75.46 | 3713 |
| Lohn | 51 | 8.17 | 3707 |
| Mathon | 53 | 15.13 | 3708 |
| Rongellen | 56 | 2.02 | 3711 |
| Zillis-Reischen | 389 | 24.48 | 3712 |
