The Val Sinestra ( Romansh lit.: "left valley") is a valley of the

Swiss Alps The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps (german: Schweizer Alpen, french: Alpes suisses, it, Alpi svizzere, rm, Alps svizras), represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss ...

, located in the Engadin between the

Silvretta The Silvretta Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps shared by Tirol, Vorarlberg (both in Austria) and Graubünden (Switzerland). The Austrian states of Tirol and Vorarlberg are connected by a pass road (Silvretta Hochalpenstra ...

and the

Samnaun Samnaun ( rm, Samignun) is a high Alpine village and a valley at the eastern end of Switzerland and a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. History The valley was first used as a seasonal ...

ranges. The valley is drained by ''La Brancla'', a tributary of the

Inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...

basin, near Ramosch. The highest mountains in the Val Sinestra are the

Muttler The Muttler (3,296 m) is the highest mountain in the Samnaun Alps. It is located south of Samnaun in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. From 1972 - 2011 a transmitter was located west of the summit. See also * List of mountains of Graubünden ...

(3,293 m),

Piz Tschütta Piz Tschütta (also known as ''Stammerspitz'') is a mountain of the Samnaun Alps, overlooking Samnaun in the canton of Graubünden. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the second highest mountain of the Samnaun Alps. It lies about 3&n ...

(3,254 m) and Piz Tasna (3,179 m). The valley is approximately 10 kilometres long. The valley belongs to the municipalities of Sent and Ramosch in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The main localities in Val Sinestra are

Zuort The Val Sinestra ( Romansh lit.: "left valley") is a valley of the Swiss Alps, located in the Engadin between the Silvretta and the Samnaun ranges. The valley is drained by ''La Brancla'', a tributary of the Inn basin, near Ramosch. The highest mo ...

and

Vnà Vnà is a village in the Lower Engadine in the Swiss canton(or district) Canton (administrative division) of Graubünden, situated at 1,630 m above sea level. It is about 3 km from Ramosch and about 11 km from Scuol, the tourist ...

. The Val Sinestra is connected to the Val Fenga by the 2,608 metre high pass named ''Cuolmen d'Fenga''. Val Sinestra Hotel

There is also a Hotel from 1912 in the valley, which used to serve as a

Kurhaus Kurhaus (German for "spa house" or "health resort") may refer to: * Kurhaus of Baden-Baden in Germany * Kurhaus, Wiesbaden in Germany * Kurhaus, Meran in South Tyrol, Italy * Kurhaus of Scheveningen in the Netherlands * Kurhaus Bergün, a grand ho ...

(spa house). The 2022 Dutch film '' Hotel Sinestra'' takes place at this hotel.

References

Swisstopo Swisstopo is the official name for the Swiss Federal Office of Topography (in German language, German: ''Bundesamt für Landestopografie''; French language, French: ''Office fédéral de topographie''; Italian language, Italian: ''Ufficio fed ...

maps

External links

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