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Locksmith in the canton of Graubünden
Graubünden is the largest Swiss canton by area and the only one with three official languages: German, Romansh and Italian. Between the capital Chur, the resorts of the Engadine and the villages in the side valleys there are often long distances, sometimes with a pass or a car-carrying train in between. On top of that there are many holiday homes and second homes whose owners do not live in the canton. A locksmith service that is to work here has to plan honestly for these distances.
That is why we work with regionally based technicians and tell you when you call when someone can be with you. In the larger towns it is usually 20 to 30 minutes; in remote valleys or in snow it takes correspondingly longer. We are available 365 days a year, including nights and public holidays. Before we open, we check your proof of entitlement, and you are told the price before work begins. You can pay in cash, by card, with TWINT or on invoice. A door that has simply swung shut is opened without damage in more than 95 % of cases.
Doors and locks in the canton of Graubünden
Few cantons have such varied types of house. In the Engadine, farmhouses with thick walls, low-set entrances and sgraffito façades shape the village centres, while Walser settlements such as Vals or the Safiental have timber houses with doors built to match. The resorts have many second homes in apartment buildings, often with a master key system, ski room and separate cellar compartment. In the Rhine Valley around Chur and Landquart, by contrast, housing developments and commercial buildings like those of the Swiss Plateau predominate. We open old wooden doors with particular care; if drilling is needed after all, we explain it first and ask for your consent.
Service area in the canton of Graubünden
We work in every region of the canton, including places without their own page: in Maienfeld, Zizers and Trimmis, in the Prättigau in Schiers, Grüsch and Küblis, in the Surselva in Flims, Laax, Vals and Disentis/Mustér, in the Albula area in Lenzerheide, Savognin, Tiefencastel and Bergün, on the Hinterrhein in Andeer and Splügen, and in Pontresina, Zernez and Müstair. In the Italian-speaking south we travel to Roveredo, Grono and Mesocco in the Mesolcina, to Vicosoprano in the Bregaglia and to Brusio in the Valposchiavo. Chur, Davos, St. Moritz and other centres have their own pages.
Three languages, more than a hundred valleys
In Graubünden the language often changes with the valley. In the Rhine Valley around Chur, Landquart and Maienfeld, in the Prättigau and in Davos people speak German; in parts of the Surselva, the Engadine and the Val Müstair, Romansh; and in the Mesolcina, the Val Calanca, the Bregaglia and the Valposchiavo, Italian. The canton borders Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The Swiss National Park lies near Zernez in the Lower Engadine, and the Rhaetian Railway's Albula and Bernina lines are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
High season and off-season
Life in many places in Graubünden follows the rhythm of tourism. In winter and high summer Davos, St. Moritz, Flims, Laax, Arosa and Lenzerheide are fully booked, while in November and spring many hotels close and countless second homes stand empty. That leads to typical call-outs:
- Arriving at the holiday flat with the key still at home in the lowlands
- Ski room or cellar sticking after a long absence
- Key lost on the slopes or in the gondola
- Outside door lock frozen in a hard frost
Passes, railways and borders
Many routes cross passes such as the Julier, Albula, Flüela, Bernina or Maloja, or go through the Vereina or San Bernardino tunnels. Some passes are closed in winter, and snowfall can slow down any route. That is why, for remote valleys and mountain areas, we do not give a standard time but a realistic estimate on the phone.
From the Valposchiavo, the Val Müstair and the Mesolcina some people commute across the border or to Ticino, while many cross-border workers are employed in Graubünden's hotels. We work on Swiss territory only.
