Schiers

Schiers is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality of the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. The first concrete girder bridge ever built, Salginatobel Bridge, is in Schiers. It was designed by Robert Maillart and completed in 1930. In 1991 it was the first bridgenamed a International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Schiers
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schiers
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Coordinates: 46°58′N 9°41′E
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Prättigau/Davos
Government
• Mayor	Mathis-Müller Joos
Area [1]
• Total	61.66 km2 (23.81 sq mi)
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2]
• Total	2,679
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	7220
SFOS number	3962
Surrounded by	Fanas, Furna, Grüsch, Jenaz, Luzein, St. Antönien, Seewis im Prättigau, Tschagguns (AT-8), Vandans (AT-8)
Website	www.schiers.ch SFSO statistics