Plessur (river)

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Plessur
The Plessur above Chur.
The Plessur above Chur.
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Progression RhineNorth Sea
Length 33.1 km
Source elevation 2400 m
Mouth elevation 560 m
River system Rhine

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 river is near Arosa in the Plessur Range. It then flows through the Schanfigg valley before emptying into the Rhine at Chur.

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.

External links

  • Plessur at Historischen Lexikon der Schweiz


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