Chur Attractions
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Chur, capital of the Grisons canton and oldest town in Switzerland, has developed into a considerable intellectual and cultural attraction thanks to its excellent strategic situation at the end of some of the most important passes through the Alps and also its mild climate. The town, known in Romansch as Cuera or Cuoira, grew up around the episcopal residence of the bishops of Chur (who are first mentioned in the records in 452), and became an important staging-point on the trade routes through the Alps. It is also the terminus of international railroad lines and the starting-point of the Rhätische Bahn (narrow gauge) to St Moritz, the Chur-Arosa line and the "Glacier Express" to Zermatt, the Bernina-Express to Tirano (Italy) and the Furka-Oberalp line to Brig.
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Cathedral
This 12th to 13th C Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral displays a fine interior with a 15th C altar by Jakob Russ of Ravensburg.
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