Tschiertschen-Praden is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Praden and Tschiertschen.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden merged into the municipality of Chur.
Geography Tschiertschen has a combined area, , of .Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 27-Oct-2009
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Tschiertschen at an elevation of and the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of and respectively.
Demographics Tschiertschen-Praden has a population (as of ) of .
The combined historical population is given in the following table: year population 1803 280 1850 268 1900 270 1950 272 2000 326
Weather Tschiertschen has an average of 123.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. The wettest month is August during which time Tschiertschen receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 13.1, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.7 days., the weather station elevation is 1375 meters above sea level.
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