Chur
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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 (633 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 (633 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 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for Chur include Raetia Curiensis[39], a historical region[40], in Switzerland[41].