Chur

Chur
Chur, looking upstream, to the west
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Chur
Location of Chur
Coordinates: 46°51′N 9°32′E / 46.850°N 9.533°E / 46.850; 9.533Coordinates: 46°51′N 9°32′E / 46.850°N 9.533°E / 46.850; 9.533
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Plessur
Government
• Executive	Stadtrat with 3 members
• Mayor	Stadtpräsident (list) Urs Marti FDP/PRD (as of February 2014)
• Parliament	Gemeinderat with 21 members
Area
• Total	28.09 km2 (10.85 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 (Dec 2015)
• Total	34,652
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	German: Churer(in)
Postal code	7000-7007
SFOS number	3901
Localities	Altstadt, Sand, Kasernenquartier, Industriegebiet, Loestrasse-Lürlibad, 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.chur.ch SFSO statistics

Chur or Coire (German: [ˈkuːr] or [ˈxuːr]; Romansh: Cuira [ˈkwerɐ] or [ˈkwoi̯rɐ]; Italian: Coira [ˈkɔi̯ɾa]; French: Coire [ˈkwaʁ]) is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of the Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton. The city, which is located on the right bank of the Rhine, is reputedly the oldest town of Switzerland.

The official language of Chur is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect.

Archaeological evidence of settlement at the site, in the Eastern Alps, goes back as far as the Pfyn culture (3900-3500 BC), making Chur one of the oldest settlements in Switzerland. Remains and objects from the Bronze and Iron Ages have also been found in the eastern sector of the current city's centre. These include Bronze Age Urnfield and Luco-Meluno settlements from 1300-800 BC and Iron Age settlements from the 5th to 3rd centuries BC.