Plessur district

Plessur district
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland Switzerland
Canton :	canton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Main town :	Chur
Area :	266.75 km²
Residents:	40,707 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	153 inhabitants per km²
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The district of Plessur ( Romansh District da la Plessur ^?^/^I ) was an administrative unit of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland until December 31, 2015 . The former district is named after the river Plessur that crosses it . It was replaced by the Plessur region on January 1, 2016 .

The following districts and communities belonged to the Plessur district:
As of December 31, 2015

District of Chur
coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²
	Chur	35,897	28.09

Changes in the community

1851: Separation from Davos and change of district from Oberlandquart → Arosa district to Plessur district

1852: Merger of Chur and Hof Chur → Chur

2008: Merger of St. Peter and Pagig → St. Peter-Pagig

2010: Merger of Churwalden , Malix and Parpan → Churwalden

2013: Merger of Arosa , Calfreisen Castiel , Langwies Lüen , Molinis , Peist and St. Peter-Pagig → Arosa

2016: District change: Haldenstein moves from the district → Landquart

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