The Tamina is a river in Switzerland that originates on the flanks of
Piz Sardona
Piz Sardona (or Surenstock) is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 metre high mountain overlooks the valleys of Elm (Glarus) and Calfeisen (St. Gallen). Less than one kilometre sout ...
in the Glarus Alps and flows eastwards and northwards to finally merge with the
Alpine Rhine
The Alpine Rhine Valley (german: Alpenrheintal) is a glacial alpine valley, formed by the part of the Alpine Rhine (german: Alpenrhein ) between the confluence of the Anterior Rhine and Posterior Rhine at Reichenau and the Alpine Rhine's mouth at ...
after about 18 km total length.
Along its way it flows into the reservoir
Lake Gigerwald
Gigerwaldsee is a reservoir in the municipality of Pfäfers, in the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The reservoir has a volume of 35.6 million m³ and a surface area of .
The arch dam Gigerwald was completed in 1976. It has a height of 147 m.
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in the ''Calfeisen'' valley. At
Vättis it is joined by the Gorbsbach, and flows northeast into the ''Mapraggsee''. The lower section, heading northwards through Bad Pfäfers, forms a deep and narrow gorge called the ''Taminaschlucht''.
Finally, it meets the Rhine river near
Bad Ragaz
Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It is the home of a famous natural spring and is a popular spa and health resort destination.
History
Bad Ragaz is fi ...
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Historically, the Tamina valley (''Taminatal'', also ''Vättnertal'') was owned by the
Pfäfers Abbey
Pfäfers Abbey (german: Kloster Pfäfers), also known as St. Pirminsberg from its position on a mountain, was a Benedictine monastery in Pfäfers near Bad Ragaz, in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Situated at the junction of the Tamina an ...
, joined to the
canton of St. Gallen
The canton of St. Gallen, also canton of St Gall (german: link=no, Kanton St. Gallen ; rm, Chantun Son Gagl; french: Canton de Saint-Gall; it, Canton San Gallo), is a canton of Switzerland. The capital is St. Gallen.
Located in northeastern ...
at its formation in 1803.
References
Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of the canton of St. Gallen
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