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.
  • Type: river with 41,700 residents
  • Description: river in Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Plessur-elva” and “Region Plessur”

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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.

Peak
The is a mountain of the Plessur…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arosa and Molinis.

is a town and a municipality in the Plessur…

Village
is a former municipality in the district…

Village
is a former municipality in the district…

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
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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”
  • Persian: “پلسور”
  • Romansh: “Plessur”
  • Russian: “Плессур (река)”
  • Russian: “Плессур”
  • Spanish: “río Plessur”
  • Spanish: “Río Plessur”
  • Swedish: “Plessur”
  • Swiss German: “Plessur”
  • Ukrainian: “Плессур”
  • Venetian: “Fiume Plessur”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Tschiertschen and Lüen.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Scharinser Grind and Augstbärg.

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Worth a closer look: Davos and Chur.

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