12 Facts About Chur

Chur is the capital and largest town of the Swiss canton of the Grisons and lies in the Grisonian Rhine Valley, where the Rhine turns towards the north, in the northern part of the canton.

The Gotteshausbund was formed in 1367 in Chur to resist the rising power of the Bishopric of Chur and the House of Habsburg.

Chur was the chief town of the League and one of the places the Leagues' assemblies met regularly.

The Emperor reconfirmed the historic rights of Chur and granted them extensive new rights which freed the city from the bishop's power.

In 1489 Chur obtained the right to have a tribunal of its own, but never had the title of Free Imperial City.

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The guild constitution of the city of Chur lasted until 1839, while in 1874 the Burgergemeinde was replaced by an Einwohnergemeinde.

Water of Chur's spring is exported and sold as Passugger mineral water.

Chur has an oceanic climate in spite of its inland position.

Any resident of Chur allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the City Council.

Any resident of Chur allowed to vote can be elected as a member of the Municipal Council.

Chur is 120 kilometres by rail from Zurich, and is the meeting-point of the routes from Italy over many alpine passes, as well as from the Engadine, so that it is the centre of an active trade, though it has a few local factories.

Chur is home to many buildings or other sites that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.