Plessur District

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.

Plessur District
Bezirk Plessur
District
Country Switzerland
Canton Graubünden
CapitalChur
Area
 • Total266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi)
Population
 (December 2015)
 • Total40,707
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities5

Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:

Chur sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)		 Area (km²)
Chur36,336 28.01
Churwalden sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)		 Area (km²)
Churwalden1,936 48.58a
Tschiertschen-Praden300 27.74
^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
Schanfigg sub-district
Municipality Population
(31 December 2020)		 Area (km²)
Arosa3,162 42.54 b
Maladers519 7.61
^b Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.
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