Plessur region

Plessur region
Basic data
Country:	Switzerland
Canton :	Graubünden (GR)
Main town :	Chur
FSO number :	1848
Area :	285.30  km²
Height range :	537–2979 m above sea level M.
Residents:	42,315 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	148 inhabitants per km²
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The Plessur region is an administrative unit of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland , which was created as a result of the regional reform on January 1, 2016. It is named after the river Plessur that crosses it .

Except for the municipality of Haldenstein (changed from the Landquart district on January 1, 2016 ), the Plessur region is identical to the Plessur district that existed until December 31, 2015 . However, the districts of Chur , Churwalden and Schanfigg were dissolved on December 31, 2015.

Classification

The following five municipalities belong to the Plessur region:
As of January 1, 2020

coat of arms	Name of the parish	Population (December 31, 2018)	Area in km²	Inhabitant per km²
	Arosa	3131	154.79	20th
	Chur	35,897	35.68	1006
	Churwalden	1949	48.53	40
	Haldenstein	1033	18.56	56
	Tschiertschen-Praden	305	27.74	11
Total (5)		42,315	285.30	148

Changes in the community

• 

  Municipalities by 2019

• 2020: Merger of Chur and Maladers → Chur

Web links

Commons : Region Plessur  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the city of Chur on the Plessur region
• Jürg Simonett: Plessur. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Federal Statistical Office Generalized Limits 2020.