Plessur District
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Plessur District (German: Bezirk Plessur, Romansh: District da la Plessurⓘ) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,707 in 2015. The former district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. However, the region along the Plessur –and therefore the whole valley–is called Schanfigg. It was replaced with the Plessur Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.[1]
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Plessur District
Bezirk Plessur | |
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District | |
Country | Switzerland |
Canton | Graubünden |
Capital | Chur |
Area | |
• Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
Population (December 2015) | |
• Total | 40,707 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Municipalities | 5 |
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Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
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More information Municipality, Population (31 December 2020) ...
Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
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Churwalden | 1,936 | 48.58a |
Tschiertschen-Praden | 300 | 27.74 |
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- ^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
More information Municipality, Population (31 December 2020) ...
Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
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Arosa | 3,162 | 42.54 b |
Maladers | 519 | 7.61 |
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- ^b Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.