Ferrera Valley
The Ferrera Valley ( Rhaeto-Romanic Val Ferrera ) is a valley about ten kilometers long in the canton of Graubünden between the Schams and the Avers . The Avers Rhine flows through the Ferrera Valley . The only places are Inner- and Ausserferrera .
The Ferrera Valley was known until the early modern times for its iron ore deposits , which also ensured the inhabitants' economic livelihood through mining . The Schmelzra at the entrance of the valley is a mining historical industrial monument and has been under the preservation order of the Canton of Graubünden since 1972 .
Until the 20th century, the linguistic and cultural border between Rhaeto-Romans and Walsers ran between the Ferrera Valley and the Avers , but not the confessional one , as both valley communities joined the Reformation and accepted the reformed teaching.
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Ruins of the smelting plant
Reservoir at the Ferrera doping plant
Averser Rhein im Ferreratal, lithograph from 1827
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Coordinates: 46 ° 33 '0 " N , 9 ° 26' 0" E ; CH1903: 752 966 / 157356