Schiers (Switzerland)
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Sources of Information
- Geonet, July 21, 1997(Schiers, Switzerland; populated place; lat. 46°58ʹ00ʺN; long. 9°41ʹ00ʺE)
- Die Idee von Schiers, 1909.
- Brockhaus Enzyk., 1973(Schiers, Gem. im schweizer. Kt. Graubünden im unteren Prättigau)
- Geonet, July 21, 1997(Schiers, Switzerland; populated place; lat. 46p0s58'00"N; long. 9p0s41'00"E)
- LC in OCLC, July 21, 1997(hdg.: Schiers, Switzerland)
Wikipedia description:
Schiers (German pronunciation: [ˈʃiːɐs]) is a Swiss village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of the Grisons. The first concrete girder bridge ever built, Salginatobel Bridge, is located in Schiers. Designed by Robert Maillart and completed in 1930, in 1991 it was the first concrete bridge to be designated an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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