Chur

Summary

Chur is a Municipality of Switzerland^[1]. Chur ranks in the top 0.8% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month, #15 of 1,875).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chur is located in Plessur Region^[3].
• Chur is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Chur is on the body of water Rhine^[5].
• Chur is on the body of water Plessur^[6].
• Chur's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Switzerland^[7].
• Chur's instance of is recorded as cantonal capital of Switzerland^[8].
• Chur's instance of is recorded as city of Switzerland^[9].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Haldenstein^[10].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Trimmis^[11].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Churwalden^[12].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Domat/Ems^[13].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Maladers^[14].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Malix^[15].
• Chur's shares border with is recorded as Felsberg^[16].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bad Homburg vor der Höhe^[17].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mondorf-les-Bains^[18].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cabourg^[19].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mayrhofen^[20].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Olathe^[21].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Terracina^[22].
• Chur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Engstingen^[23].
• Chur's postal code is recorded as 7000^[24].
• Chur's postal code is recorded as 7001^[25].
• Chur's postal code is recorded as 7004^[26].
• Chur's postal code is recorded as 7006^[27].

Body

Geography

Chur is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. Chur is located in Plessur Region^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Rhine^[5], a main stem^[28], in Switzerland^[29] and Plessur^[6], a river^[30], in Switzerland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+34087'}^[32], {'amount': '+34547'}^[33], {'amount': '+35161'}^[34], {'amount': '+35038'}^[35], {'amount': '+35373'}^[36], and {'amount': '+6990'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Municipality of Switzerland^[7], cantonal capital of Switzerland^[8], and city of Switzerland^[9]. Chur's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chur include Raetia Curiensis^[39], a historical region^[40], in Switzerland^[41].

Why It Matters

Chur ranks in the top 0.8% of municipality_of_switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month, #15 of 1,875).^[2] Chur has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Chur is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Chur include Raetia Curiensis^[39], a historical region^[40], in Switzerland^[41].