Chur
Chur 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chur railway station and Chur Cathedral.
Chur railway station
Railway station
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Chur railway station serves the town of Chur, capital of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. Opened in 1858, it is the most important railway junction in Graubünden.
Chur Cathedral
Church
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Chur Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is the Catholic cathedral of the diocese of Chur in Switzerland. The episcopal palace of the bishop of Chur is beside the church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Felsberg and Haldenstein.
Felsberg
Village
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Felsberg is a municipality in the Imboden Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons. Felsberg is situated 4 km west of Chur.
Haldenstein
Village
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Haldenstein is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Haldenstein merged into the municipality of Chur.
Chur
- Type: Locality with 37,100 residents
- Also known as: “CH3901” and “Coire”
- Location: Plessur, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.8521° or 46° 51′ 8″ northLongitude
9.5297° or 9° 31′ 47″ eastPopulation
37,100Elevation
593 metres (1,946 feet)Open location code
8FRFVG2H+RVGeoNames ID
7285515
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