Churwalden

Geschichte

Churwalden is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of Malix and Parpan merged into Churwalden.HistoryChurwalden is first mentioned in 1149 as silva Augeria. In 1191 it was mentioned as de Curwalde.GeographyChurwalden has an area, of. Of this area, about 43.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 39.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 3.7% is settled and 12.9% is unproductive land. In the 2004/09 survey a total of 128ha or about 2.6% of the total area was covered with buildings, an increase of 27ha over the 1984/85 amount. Of the agricultural land, 1ha is used for orchards and vineyards, 1003ha is fields and grasslands and 1382ha consists of alpine grazing areas. Since 1984/85 the amount of agricultural land has decreased by 252ha. Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 208ha. Rivers and lakes cover 33ha in the municipality.Before 2017, the municipality was located in Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the Rabiusa river and near the Lenzerheide Pass. The village lies in the valley between the cantonal capital Chur and the resort Lenzerheide. The Lenzerheide Bergbahnen AG offers access to the skiing area of Lenzerheide as well as Stätzerhorn, Danis, Scalottas, and Rothorn. The longest toboggan run is in Churwalden. The run at Pradaschier is 3.5km long.