Coire - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Coire Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,884,068,612 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Chur
(redirected from Coire)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.09 sec.

Chur

Capital of the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, in the valley of the upper Rhine; population (2000) 33,000. The Roman Catholic cathedral of St Lucius was begun in 1178.

The episcopal court in Chur occupies the site of a Roman castrum (fort) known as Curia Rhaetorum, which commanded the road leading to the Splügen and Bernina passes. The town contains a number of buildings of the 15th–17th centuries. There is also a Protestant cathedral. The painter Angelica Kauffmann was born here.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
The organisation yesterday said there has 'historically been a real concentration of accidents' in four areas - the Buachaille Etive Mor and Aonach Eagach ridges in Glencoe, Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorms, and
Our perilous peaks; Revealed, Scotland's four worst mountain accident ... by The Daily Mail (London, England)
Simon Williamson watched in horror as Teresa Conalty was caught by a gust of wind and blown down Coire Cas in the Cairngorms.
The love of my life died in my arms after 600ft fall in hills; ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Teresa Conalty, 40, was hiking in Scotland's Cairngorms when she plummeted 200 metres on Coire Cas.
NURSE KILLED IN MOUNTAIN PLUNGE; Hiker Teresa's world trip ends in ... by The Mirror (London, England)
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2010 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.