Samina (river)

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The Samina (or Sami Abach ) is a whitewater river that has the Saminatal formed, the westernmost valley in Rätikon neighboring valley of Walgau. The Saminatal takes its side valleys about a third of the land area of Liechtenstein, but is sparsely populated. The river has a length of 10 km, of which in Liechtenstein 2 km, in the Austrian Vorarlberg 8 km away. With the headwaters Stägerbach (and its source rivers Valünerbach and Malbunerbach ) and Valorschbach it is beside the Alpine Rhine is the second longest river of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

The Samina created when boundary point between Triesenberg, an exclave of Schaan ( Brandegg ) and an exclave of Balzers ( Ölersegg ), where it takes its origin from the confluence of Stägerbach and Valorschbach. It flows from south to north eastern part of the Liechtenstein and changes to 873 m above sea level. M. the border. In the local area of ​​Frastanz it opens in the Ill.

The water is used extensively for power generation, on the other hand, is used as a drinking water supply for the Liechtenstein communities and has grade I to II

In athletes, the body of water as a river rafting is popular.

• Ill river system (Vorarlberg)
• River in Europe
• Flow in Liechtenstein
• River in Vorarlberg
• Frastanz
• Rätikon
• Triesenberg