Tschiertschen-Praden


Tschiertschen-Praden is a former municipality in the Plessur Region in the Grisons, Switzerland. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Praden and Tschiertschen. On 1 January 2025 the former municipality of Tschiertschen-Praden merged into the municipality of Chur.
WWW tschiertschen-praden.ch

Geography

Tschiertschen has a combined area,, of.
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 of Tschiertschen at an elevation of and the linear villages of Inner- and Usserpraden at an elevation of and respectively.

Demographics

Tschiertschen-Praden has a population of.
The combined historical population is given in the following table:
yearpopulation
1803280
1850268
1900270
1950272
2000326

Weather

Tschiertschen has an average of 123.9 days of rain per year and on average receives of precipitation. 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.