Plessur (river)

The Plessur is a river, 33 km (21 mi) long, and a right tributary of the Rhine running through the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Its head is near Arosa in the Plessur Range. It then flows through the Schanfigg valley before emptying into the Rhine at Chur.

Plessur
The Plessur above Chur.
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates46°44′45.4″N 9°37′10″E
  elevation2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth 
  coordinates
46°51′46″N 9°30′26″E
  elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Length33.1 km (20.6 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionRhineNorth Sea

The Langwieser Viaduct, an early reinforced concrete railway bridge constructed in 1914, spans the Plessur near Langwies.

Its main tributaries include the Rabiosa, the Welschtobelbach, Sapünerbach and Fondeierbach.

  • Plessur at Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz


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