See also:

• COIRE (Ger. Chur or Cur, Ital. Coira, Lat. Curia Raetorum, Romonsch Cuera)

COIRE (Ger. Chur or Cur, Ital. Coira, See also:

• LAT

Lat. See also:

• CURIA

Curia Raetorum, Romonsch Cuera)  , the See also:

• CAPITAL (i.e. capital stock or fund)
• CAPITAL (Lat. caput, head)

capital of the Swiss See also:

• CANTON
• CANTON (borrowed from the Ital. cantone, a corner or angle)
• CANTON (more correctly KWANG-CHOW Fu)
• CANTON, JOHN (1718-1772)

canton of the See also:

• GRISONS (Ger. Graubunden)

Grisons . It is built, at a height of 1949 ft. above the See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level, on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the Plessur torrent, just as it issues from the Schanfigg valley, and about a mile above its junction with the See also:

• RHINE (Lat. Rhenus, Ger. Rhein, Fr. Rhin, Dutch Rhyn, or Rijn)

Rhine . It is overshadowed by the Mittenberg (See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east) and Pizokel (See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south), hills that guard the entrance to the deep-cut Schanfigg valley . In 'goo it contained 11,532 inhabitants, of whom 9288 were See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German-speaking, 1466 Romonsch-speaking, and 677 See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian-speaking; while 7561 were Protestants, 3962 Romanists and one a See also:

• JEW, THE WANDERING

Jew . The See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• PART

part of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city is to the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west, but the old portion, with all the See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical buildings, is to the east . Here is the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of St See also:

• LUCIUS

Lucius (who is the See also:

• PATRON

patron of See also:

• COIRE (Ger. Chur or Cur, Ital. Coira, Lat. Curia Raetorum, Romonsch Cuera)

Coire, and is supposed to be a 2nd-See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century See also:

• BRITISH

British See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, though really the name has probably arisen from a confusion between Lucius of See also:

• CYRENE [mod. Ain Shahat-Grenna]

Cyrene—miswritten " curiensis "—with the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general Lucius Munatius Plancus, who conquered See also:

• RAETIA (so always in inscriptions; in classical MSS. usually RHAETIA)

Raetia), Built between 1178 and 1282, on the site of an older church, it contains many curious See also:

• MEDIEVAL

medieval antiquities (especially in the See also:

• SACRISTY (through Fr. sacrist-le, from med. Lat. sacristies or sacristina)

sacristy), as well as a picture by See also:

• ANGELICA

Angelica See also:

• KAUFMANN, CONSTANTINE PETROVICH (1818-1882)

Kaufmann, and the See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb of the See also:

• GREAT

great Grisons See also:

• POLITICAL

political See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader (d . 1637) See also:

• JENATSCH, GEORG (1596-1639)

Jenatsch (q.v.) . Opposite is the See also:

• BISHOP (A.S. bisceop, from Lat. episcopus, Gr. irio-Korros, " overlooker " or " overseer ")
• BISHOP, ISABELLA (1832-1904)
• BISHOP, SIR HENRY ROWLEY (1786-1855)

Bishop's See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

Palace, and not far off is the Episcopal See also:

• SEMINARY (Lat. seminarium, from semen, seed)

Seminary (built on the ruins of a 6th-century monastic See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation) . Not far from these See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient monuments is the new Raetian Museum, which contains a great collection of See also:

• OBJECTS

objects See also:

• RELATING

relating to Raetia (including the See also:

• GEOLOGICAL

geological collections of the See also:

• BENEDICTINE

Benedictine See also:

• MONK (O.Eng. munuc; this with the Teutonic forms, e.g. Du. monnik, Ger. Witch, and the Romanic, e.g. Fr. moine, Ital. monacho and Span. monje, are from the Lat. monachus, adaptedfrom Gr. µovaXos, one living alone, a solitary; Own, alone)
• MONK (or MONCK), GEORGE
• MONK, JAMES HENRY (1784-1856)
• MONK, MARIA (c. 1817—1850)

monk of Disentis, Placidus a Spescha (1752–1833), who explored the high snowy regions around the See also:

• SOURCES

sources of the Rhine) . One of the hospitals was founded by the famous Capuchin philanthropist, See also:

• FATHER

Father See also:

• THEODOSIUS

Theodosius Florentini (18o8–1865), who was See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long the Romanist cure of Coire, and whose remains were in 1906 transferred from the cathedral here to Ingenbohl (near See also:

• SCHWYZ
• SCHWYZ (modern spelling Schwiz)

Schwyz), his See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief foundation . Coire is 74 M. by See also:

• RAIL

rail from See also:

• ZURICH
• ZURICH (Fr. Zurich; Ital. Zurigo)

Zurich, and is the See also:

• MEETING (from " to meet," to come together, assemble, 0. Eng. metals ; cf. Du. moeten, Swed. mota, Goth. gamotjan, &c., derivatives of the Teut. word for a meeting, seen in O. Eng. Wit, moot, an assembly of the people; cf. witanagemot)

meeting-point of the routes from See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy over many Alpine passes (the Lukmanier, the Splugen, the See also:

• SAN

San Bernardino) as well as from the See also:

• ENGADINE (Ger. Engadin; Ital. Engadina; Ladin, Engiadina)

Engadine (Albula, Julier), so that it is the centre of an active See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade (particularly in See also:

• WINE (Lat. vinum, Gr. oivos)

wine from the Valtelline), though it possesses also a few See also:

• LOCAL

local factories . The episcopal see is first mentioned in 452, but probably existed a century earlier .

The bishop soon acquired great temporal See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers, especially after his dominions were made, in 831, dependent on the See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire alone, of which he became a See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince in 1170 . In 1392 he became See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of the See also:

• LEAGUE

league of See also:

• GOD

God's See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House (originally formed against him in 1367), one of the three Raetian leagues, but, in 1526, after the See also:

• REFORMATION
• REFORMATION, THE

Reformation, lost his temporal powers, having fulfilled his historical See also:

• MISSION

mission (see GRISONS) . The bishopric still exists, with See also:

• JURISDICTION
• JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL LAW, DIVORCE

jurisdiction over the Cantons of the Grisons, See also:

• GLARUS (Fr. Glaris)

Glarus, Zurich, and the three See also:

• FOREST

Forest Cantons, as well as the See also:

• AUSTRIAN

Austrian principality of See also:

• LIECHTENSTEIN

Liechtenstein . The gild constitution of the city of Chur lasted from 1465 to 1839, while in 1874 the Burgergemeinde was replaced by an Einwohnergemeinde .