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| Coordinates: 46°51′N 9°32′E / 46.850°N 9.533°ECoordinates: 46°51′N 9°32′E / 46.850°N 9.533°E | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Graubünden |
| District | Plessur |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Stadtrat with 3 members |
| • Mayor | Stadtpräsident (list) Urs Marti FDP (as of February 2014) |
| • Parliament | Gemeinderat with 21 members |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.01 km2 (10.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation (Postplatz) | 593 m (1,946 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Fürhörnli) | 1,885 m (6,184 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Bettlerküche) | 554 m (1,818 ft) |
| Population (December 2017) | |
| • Total | 35,038 |
| • Density | 1,250.91/km2 (3,239.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time) |
| Postal code(s) | 7000-7007 |
| Localities | Altstadt, Sand, Kasernenquartier, Industriegebiet, Loestrasse-Lürlibad, Maladers, Masans, Rheinquartier |
| Surrounded by | Churwalden, Domat/Ems, Felsberg, Haldenstein, Maladers, Malix, Trimmis |
| Twin towns | Bad Homburg (Germany), Cabourg (France), Mayrhofen (Austria), Mondorf-les-Bains (Luxembourg), Terracina (Italy) |
| Website | www SFSO statistics |
Chur or Coire is the capital city of the canton of Graubünden (also called Grisons). About 34.000 people live in the city, which is probably the oldest in Switzerland. The city is on the Rhine River.
The name "chur" may come from the Celtic word kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia
Archaeological evidence that people lived here goes back as far as the Pfyn culture (3900-3500 BC), Various artefacts from the Bronze Age and Iron Age have been found in the city. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur was created in the 4th century. It was probably the first Roman Catholic diocese to be created north of the Alps.
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