Tschiertschen-Praden is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the
Plessur Region in the
Grisons
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label= Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Surmiran, (Ca ...
,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of
Praden
Praden (Romansh: ''Prada'') is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
The formerly independent municipality merged with Tschiertschen to form Tschiertsche ...
and
Tschiertschen
Tschiertschen is a village in the municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
The formerly independent municipality merged with Praden to form Tschiertschen-Praden on January 1, ...
.
[Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz]
published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009
Geography
Tschiertschen has a combined area, , of .
accessed 27-Oct-2009
Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the mountain slopes above the left side of the Schanfigger valley. It consists of the ''haufendorf'' village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Tschiertschen at an elevation of and the
linear village
Linearity is the property of a mathematical relationship ('' function'') that can be graphically represented as a straight line. Linearity is closely related to '' proportionality''. Examples in physics include rectilinear motion, the linear ...
s of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of and respectively.
Demographics
Tschiertschen-Praden has a population (as of ) of .
The combined historical population is given in the following table:
Weather
Tschiertschen has an average of 123.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of
precipitation
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. The wettest month is August during which time Tschiertschen receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 12.7 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is June, with an average of 13.1, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 12.7 days.
[, the weather station elevation is 1375 meters above sea level.]
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Municipalities of Graubünden
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