Gelgia (river)

Piz Platta (3392m a.s.l.) in the south-west as seen from Sur

Gelgia (Romansh, German: Julia) is a river in the Grisons canton, eastern Switzerland. It is a tributary of the Albula, which it meets in Tiefencastel. The road to the Julier Pass runs through the Sursés (German: Oberhalbstein), like the major valley of the Gelgia and its side valleys are called.

Coordinates: 46°31′19″N 9°37′33″E / 46.52205°N 9.62579°E / 46.52205; 9.62579


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