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Plessur District

Plessur District
Bezirk Plessur
District
Location of Plessur District
Country   Switzerland
Canton  Graubünden
Capital Chur
Area
 • Total 266.75 km2 (102.99 sq mi)
Population (December 2015)
 • Total 40,707
 • Density 150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Municipalities 5

Plessur District (German: 'Bezirk Plessur', Romansh: About this sound District da la Plessur ) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 266.73 km2 (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,707 in 2015. The former district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. However, the region along the Plessur –and therefore the whole valley–is called Schanfigg. It was replaced with the Plessur Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.

Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:

Coordinates: 46°49′05″N 9°36′23″E / 46.8181°N 9.60651°E / 46.8181; 9.60651


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