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Tschiertschen-Praden
Tschiertschen-Praden is a 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 Geography Tschiertschen has a combined area, , of .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 qui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tschiertschen
Tschiertschen is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The formerly independent municipality merged with Praden to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Tschiertschen is first mentioned around the end of the 8th Century as ''in Cercene''.Geography Tschiertschen has an area, , of . Of this area, 52.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (23.4%) is non-productive (rivers, gla ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praden
Praden (Romansh: ''Prada'') is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, 2009.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Praden is first mentioned in 1157 as ''de Pradis''.Geography Praden has an area, , of . Of this area, 26.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 67.9% is forest. Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.8%) is non-arable (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plessur Region
The Plessur Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It had an area of and a population of (as of ).. It was created on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. Municipalities Mergers *On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Maladers merged into Chur. *On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Haldenstein Haldenstein is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2021 the former municipality of Haldenstein merged into the municipality of Chur. History Haldenstein is first mentioned in 1149 as ''La ... merged into Chur. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Plessur (Region) Alpine Rhine basin Regions of Graubünden Engadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castiel, Switzerland
Castiel () is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Castiel, Calfreisen, Langwies, Lüen, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Castiel is first mentioned in 1132 as ''Castellum''.Geography 
Before the merger, Castiel had a total area of . Of this area, 43.1% i ...
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Churwalden
Churwalden is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It incorporates the former municipalities of Malix and Parpan. History Churwalden is first mentioned in 1149 as ''silva Augeria''. In 1191 it was mentioned as ''de Curwalde''. Geography Churwalden has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 43.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and 12.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 2.6% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1984/85 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1984/85 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maladers
Maladers is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Maladers merged into Chur. History Maladers is first mentioned in 1156 as ''de Maladru''. Geography Maladers has an area, (as of the 2004/09 survey) of . Of this area, about 28.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 63.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 4.2% is settled (buildings or roads) and 3.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of or about 1.8% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of over the 1985 amount. Of the agricultural land, is used for orchards and vineyards, is fields and grasslands and consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1985 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by . Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by . Rivers and lakes cover in the municipality. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arosa
, neighboring_municipalities= Alvaneu, Davos, Langwies, Lantsch/Lenz, Molinis, Peist, Schmitten, Tschiertschen, Vaz/Obervaz, Wiesen , twintowns = Fukumitsu (Japan) Arosa is a town and a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort. 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 At the end of 2013 the Arosa ski resort was linked with Lenzerheide by cable-car, cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lüen
Lüen is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the former municipalities of Lüen, Calfreisen, Castiel, Langwies, Molinis, Peist and St. Peter-Pagig merged into the municipality of Arosa.Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz accessed 9 February 2013 History Lüen is first mentioned in 1084 as ''Leune''.Geography Before the merger, Lüen had a total area of . Of this area, 37% is used for agricultural purposes, while 52.3% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.2%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mount ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calfreisen
Calfreisen ( rm, ) is a former municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. 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 History Calfreisen is first mentioned in 1156 as ''Caureisene''.Geography Before the merger, Calfreisen had a total area of . Of this area, 49.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.8%) is non-product ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parpan
Parpan was a municipality in the district Plessur of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into Churwalden. History Parpan is first mentioned in 1208 as ''Partipan''. Formerly in Romansh it was known as ''Parpaun''. Origin of the name ''Parpan'' is a common surname in Graubünden. Etymologically "Parpan" originates from the French ''partis-pain'', meaning "bread-deliverer". Geography Parpan has an area, , of . Of this area, 64.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 22.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (9.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district in the Churwalden valley. The village lies in the valley between the cantonal capital Chur and the resort Lenzerheide. It offers access to the skiing area of Rothorn and mountain railways Danis S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaz/Obervaz
Vaz/Obervaz is a municipality in the Albula Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipality of Vaz/Obervaz includes the following villages: Lain, Muldain, Zorten, Lenzerheide, and Valbella, as well as the hamlets of Nivaigl, Fuso, Trantermoira, Sporz, Tgantieni, Sartons, Creusen and Obersolis. Geography No town of the name Vaz/Obervaz actually exists. Commonly, Lain, Muldain and Zorten make up the Obervaz region. Until 1943 Vaz/Obervaz was known as Obervaz.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 The area of Vaz/Obervaz extends from Parpan in the north to [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
