Plessur

The Plessur is a river, 33 km long, and a right tributary of the Rhine running through the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its head is near in the Plessur Range.
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  • Type: river with 41,700 residents
  • Description: river in Switzerland
  • Also known as: Region Plessur

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lüen-Castiel railway station and St. Peter-Molinis railway station.

Railway station
is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway of the Rhaetian Railway. It is situated in and also serves nearby .

Railway station
is a railway station on the Chur–Arosa railway of the Rhaetian Railway. It is situated between the villages of and , both within the municipality of , though slightly nearer to Molinis.

Peak
The is a mountain of the Plessur Alps, overlooking in the canton of Graubünden. A two-stage cable car links the top of the mountain with the town and resort of — the base station is near to Arosa railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arosa and Molinis.

is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of the Grisons in . It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort. On 1 January 2013, the former municipalities of , , , , , and St.

Village
is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in . On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of , , , , , and St.

Village
is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in . On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of , , , , , and St.

Plessur

Latitude
46.8182° or 46° 49′ 6″ north
Longitude
9.6254° or 9° 37′ 32″ east
Population
41,700
Elevation
1,211 metres (3,973 feet)
Open location code
8FRFRJ9G+75
Geo­Names ID
11611651
Wiki­data ID
Q671083
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Plessur” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Plessur
  • Belarusian: Плесур
  • Bulgarian: Плесур
  • Catalan: Plessur
  • Cebuano: Plessur
  • Chinese: 普萊蘇爾河
  • Dutch: Plessur
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر پليسور
  • Esperanto: Plessur
  • French: Plessur
  • Georgian: პლესური
  • German: Plessur
  • Irish: Plessur
  • Italian: Plessur
  • Korean: 플레수어강
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Plessur-elva
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Plessur
  • Persian: پلسور
  • Romansh: Plessur
  • Russian: Плессур (река)
  • Russian: Плессур
  • Spanish: río Plessur
  • Spanish: Río Plessur
  • Swedish: Plessur
  • Swiss German: Plessur
  • Tosk Albanian: Plessur
  • Ukrainian: Плессур
  • Venetian: Fiume Plessur

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