What is "schams"

thumb | The Schams north of Andeer. In the top left, the ruins of Cagliatscha Castle The Schams is a section of the Hinterrhein valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

The Kreis Schams forms, together with the sub-districts of Avers, Domleschg, Rheinwald and Thusis, the ("district") Hinterrhein of the Canton Graubünden in Switzerland. The district office is located in Zillis-Reischen.