Dischma

The Dischma is a high valley in the area of the Swiss municipality of Davos. The name derives from Latin Decimus ( " tenth "), which is attested as decimata in the 12th century.

Location

The Dischma is the middle of three elongated, gently sloping and parallel to the southeast direction extending from Davos Engadine plateau high valleys; northeast, the Flüela adjoins the southwest the Sertig. It is drained by the Dischmabach. The valley floor is about 1500 to 2000 meters above sea level. The most important valleys are the Rüedisch Tälli and Rinertälli.

Settlements

In the valley there are several small settlements and the Alps. Among the most important are, up the valley: In the Büelen, Wildi (. 1,577 m asl ), Uf the Chaiseren ( 1,590 m), In the plays ( 1'616 m), Stillberg ( 1'974 m), yard ( 1,664 m), Teufi ( 1,700 m ), soil ( 1,704 m), Gadmen ( 1,819 m) ​​, Am Rin ( 1,846 m), Grossalp ( 1,953 m) and Dürrboden ( 2,007 m).

These farms are in the neighborhood Dischma, which belongs to the municipality fraction Davos-Platz.

Passes and Glaciers

At the end of the valley, the two leading to the Engadine passports Scalettapass ( Cuolm S- chaletta ) and Fuorcia are as Grialetsch with the Grialetschhütte the SAC. The Scalettapass was in the late Middle Ages and early modern times for the wine import ( mule trains ) from Valtellina to Davos is important. The valley is also determined by the Scalettagletscher extending between Piz Grialetsch ( 3'131 m) and Scalettahorn ( 3'068 m).

Surrounding mountains

Important surveys Flüela back are black horn ( 3,146 m), Piz Radönt ( 3'065 m), Sentischhorn ( 2'827 m) and Baslersch Chopf ( 2,629 m); Sertig out Bocktenhorn ( 3'044 m), Jatzhorn ( 2,682 m) and accessible by mountain paths Jacob Horn ( 2,590 m).

The two valleys Dischma and Sertig are also starting points for a multi-day hike to the Piz Kesh, one said in English usage Ultra mountain because he has an autonomy of over 1500 meters. A Kesh Trek called migration begins in Dischma leads to Keschhütte and around the mountain.

Traffic

From Davos to regularly Dürrboden, on line 13 of the transport companies Davos.

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