Plessur District
Plessur District
Bezirk Plessur | |
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District | |
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| Country |  Switzerland |
| Canton |  Graubünden |
| Capital | Chur |
| Area | |
• Total | 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 40,707 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipalities | 5 |
Plessur District (Template:Lang-de, Template:Lang-rm) 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 40,707 (as of 31 December 2020).[1] The district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. However, the region along the Plessur –and therefore the whole valley–is called Schanfigg.
Plessur District consists of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
| Churwalden sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] |
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.
| Schanfigg sub-district | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality | Population (31 December 2020)[1] |
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
- 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
- ^ a b c d "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. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz Template:De icon accessed 9 February 2013
| Districts of Graubünden | |
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