Chur (German: Chur German pronunciation: [kuːr] (in Graubünden), [xuːr] (elsewhere); Alemannic German: Khûr; Romansh: Cuira IPA: [ˈkwera] or [ˈkwojra]; Italian: Coira [ˈkɔjra]); French: Coire; Latin: Curia, Curia Rhaetorum and Curia Raetorum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.
The city of Chur is the seat of the bishops of Chur and capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, in which Chur ...
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Chur (German: Chur German pronunciation: [kuːr] (in Graubünden), [xuːr] (elsewhere); Alemannic German: Khûr; Romansh: Cuira IPA: [ˈkwera] or [ˈkwojra]; Italian: Coira [ˈkɔjra]); French: Coire; Latin: Curia, Curia Rhaetorum and Curia Raetorum) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.
The city of Chur is the seat of the bishops of Chur and capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden, in which Chur is the most populous municipality. Archaeological evidence of settlement at the site goes back as far as the Pfyn culture (3900-3500 BC), making Chur one of the oldest settlements in Switzerland. The city is located at a highly strategic location, where the roads from several major Alpine transit routes come together and pass together down the Rhine river towards various destinations in Switzerland and Germany.
The modern name Chur derives from when the site was a Roman fortified camp, Curia Raetorum in Latin. Later in the Roman period, Chur...
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