The Greina (el. 2355 m.) (

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: ''Passo della Greina'', Romansh: ''Pass Crap'') is a high

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across the western Lepontine

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, connecting

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in the canton of Graubünden in

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and

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in the canton of

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. The pass lies between the

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on the north and Pizzo Marumo, Piz Terri on the south. Greina is also a high plateau (''Plaun la Greina'') lying east of the pass, it is an alluvial site of national importance. The high plateau was in high risk of being flooded for a reservoir for many years. In the end this led to recompensation for the municipitalities of

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and Sumvitg as they have no income from this formerly planned powerplant. This compensation called ''Landschaftsrappen'' is augmented by a tax for powerplants.

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