Plessur District
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 |
Plessur District (German: Bezirk Plessur, Romansh: ) 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]
Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Chur | 36,336 | 28.01 |
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Churwalden | 1,936 | 48.58a |
| Tschiertschen-Praden | 300 | 27.74 |
- ^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[2] |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 3,162 | 42.54 b |
| Maladers | 519 | 7.61 |
- ^b Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.
Mergers
[edit]- On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into the municipality of Churwalden.[3]
- On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.[4]
Languages
[edit]| Languages | Census 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | |
| German | 32,655 | 81.9% |
| Romansh | 1,873 | 4.7% |
| Italian | 1,831 | 4.6% |
| TOTAL | 39,892 | 100% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
- ^ a b c "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz, Mutationsmeldungen 2009 / Répertoire officiel des communes de Suisse, Mutations 2009 / Elenco ufficiale dei Comuni della Svizzera, Mutazione 2009 (PDF) (Report). Federal Statistical Office. 2009. 3166. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 9 February 2013
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