Plessur District
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| Plessur District Bezirk Plessur |
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| District | |
| Location of Plessur District | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Chur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 40,673 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Plessur District is an administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,673 (as of 31 December 2014).[1] The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it.
Plessur District consists of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
| Churwalden sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2014)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Churwalden | 2,067 | 48.58a | ||
| Tschiertschen-Praden | 306 | 27.74 | ||
- ^a Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
| Schanfigg sub-district | ||||
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| Municipality | Population (31 December 2014)[1] |
Area (km²) | ||
| Arosa | 3,247 | 42.54 b | ||
| Maladers | 506 | 7.61 | ||
- ^b Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.
Mergers
- On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into the municipality of Churwalden.[2]
- On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.[3]
Languages
| Languages of Plessur District, GR | ||||||
| Languages | Census 2000 | |||||
| Number | Percent | |||||
| German | 32,655 | 81.9% | ||||
| Romansh | 1,873 | 4.7% | ||||
| Italian | 1,831 | 4.6% | ||||
| TOTAL | 39,892 | 100% | ||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (German) accessed 31 August 2015
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- ↑ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz (German) accessed 9 February 2013
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