Plessur District ( German : Bezirk Plessur , Romansh : District da la Plessur ) is a former administrative district in the canton of Graubünden , Switzerland . It had an area of 266.73 km (102.99 sq mi) and has a population of 40,707 in 2015. The former district is named after the river Plessur which crosses it. However, the region along the Plessur –and therefore the whole valley–is called Schanfigg . It was replaced with the Plessur Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
1-422: Plessur District consisted of three Kreise (sub-districts) Chur , Churwalden and Schanfigg , which are formed from a total of twelve municipalities : 46°49′05″N 9°36′23″E / 46.8181°N 9.60651°E / 46.8181; 9.60651 This Graubünden location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Circle (administrative division) Circle
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