Chur, Grisons, Switzerland

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Chur, in the canton of Grisons, is the oldest city in Switzerland, known for its well-preserved historic old town and role as a regional cultural and economic center in the Alps.

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Chur, Grisons, Switzerland canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
area approximately 28 km² ⓘ
capitalOf canton of Grisons ⓘ
connectedTo Arosa by rail ⓘ
St. Moritz by rail ⓘ
Zurich by rail ⓘ
coordinateLocation 46.8500° N, 9.5333° E ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
culturalRole regional cultural center in the Alps ⓘ
describedAs oldest city in Switzerland ⓘ
dioceseSeat Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur ⓘ
economicRole regional economic center of Grisons ⓘ
elevationAboveSeaLevel 593 m ⓘ
foundedInPeriod pre-Roman times ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus Swiss heritage site of national significance (old town) ⓘ
hasPart Arcas square ⓘ
Bündner Kunstmuseum ⓘ
Chur Cathedral ⓘ
Chur old town ⓘ
linked to: Chur

Episcopal Palace of Chur ⓘ
Rätisches Museum ⓘ
St. Martin’s Church ⓘ
historicalRegion Raetia ⓘ
isPartOf district of Plessur ⓘ
locatedIn Alps ⓘ
Eastern Switzerland ⓘ
canton of Grisons ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Swiss canton of Grisons ⓘ
linked to: Grisons
locatedNearRiver Rhine ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Plessur ⓘ
officialLanguage German ⓘ
Italian ⓘ
Romansh ⓘ
linked to: Romansh language
population approximately 40,000 ⓘ
postalCode 7000 ⓘ
railwayStation Chur railway station ⓘ
roadJunctionOf A13 motorway ⓘ
Swiss main road network in Grisons ⓘ
servedByRailway Rhaetian Railway ⓘ
Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ
terminusOf Rhaetian Railway network ⓘ
linked to: Rhaetian Railway
timeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
tourismAttraction gateway to the Grisons Alps ⓘ
historic old town ⓘ
twinTown Bad Homburg vor der Höhe ⓘ
Mayrhofen ⓘ
Mondovì ⓘ
wasRomanSettlement yes ⓘ

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Angelica Kauffman → birthPlace → Chur, Grisons, Switzerland ⓘ