Plessur District (, ) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of 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.Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016 accessed 16 February 2017
Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur, Churwalden and Schanfigg, which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities:
+ Chur sub-district Municipality Population () Area (km2) Chur 28.01
+ Churwalden sub-district Municipality Population () Area (km2) Churwalden 48.58 Tschiertschen-Praden 27.74 Includes the area of Malix and Parpan which merged into Churwalden on 1 January 2010.
+ Schanfigg sub-district Municipality Population () Area (km2) Arosa 42.54 Maladers 7.61 Includes the area of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig which merged into Arosa in 2013.
Mergers On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into the municipality of Churwalden. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013
Languages
+ Languages of Plessur District, GR Languages Census 2000 Number Percent German 32,655 81.9%Romansh 1,873 4.7%Italian 1,831 4.6%TOTAL 39,892 100%
See also Araschgen
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