The landscape

The Rhaetian Railway is a unique example of a railway that has managed to integrate harmoniously into a high mountain region. This happy symbiosis between landscape and railway did not come about by chance however; it was the result of careful forward planning, the fortuitous availability of certain technical innovations and careful consideration of the terrain. This is why the application for classification as a world heritage site covers both the railway itself and the country around it.

Three buffer zones are defined in this respect. The qualified buffer zone, which is adjacent to the core zone, contains significant and valuable cultural sites that are classed as being of national importance. The immediate buffer zone includes all those areas that are adjacent to the core zone, but which are not classed as being part of the qualified buffer zone. This zone includes residential properties of more recent construction and small commercial and industrial areas. The distant buffer zone covers all the remaining landscape that can be seen from the railway.

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Map detail - landscape
Map detail - Flora and fauna
Map detail - Archaeology

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