Canton of the Grisons
canton of Switzerland
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Summary
Canton of the Grisons is a canton of Switzerland[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of canton of switzerland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,120 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: University of Teacher Education in Special Needs[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Switzerland[4]
- Country: Switzerland[5]
- Capital: Chur[6]
- Official language: Swiss High German[7], Romansh[8], Italian[9], German[10]
- Shares border with: Canton of Ticino[11], Canton of Glarus[12], Canton of Uri[13], Canton of St. Gallen[14], Vorarlberg[15], Tyrol[16], Lombardy[17], South Tyrol[18], Trentino-South Tyrol[19], Province of Como[20], Province of Sondrio[21], Gravedona ed Uniti[22], Livo[23], Dosso del Liro[24]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Albula Region[25], Bernina Region[26], Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region[27], Imboden Region[28], Landquart Region[29], Maloja Region[30], Moesa Region[31], Plessur Region[32], Prättigau/Davos Region[33], Surselva Region[34], Viamala Region[35]
- Flag: Flag of Graubünden[36]
- Legislative body: Grand Council of Grisons[37]
- Part of: Southeastern Switzerland[38]
- Commons category: Canton of Graubünden[39]
- Licence plate code: GR[40]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[41], UTC+02:00[42]
- Archives at: Staatsarchiv Graubünden[43]
- Inception: 1496[44]
- Highest point: Piz Bernina[45]
- Official website: https://www.gr.ch/[46]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grisons[47]
- Commons gallery: Graubünden/Grischun/Grigioni[48]
- Population: 198,379[49], 204,888[50]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Canton of Grisons[51]
- Number of seats: 2[52]
Why It Matters
Canton of the Grisons has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]