Fürstenau
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town on the Rhine river, in Graubünden, Switzerland
Key facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Canton
- Grisons
- District
- Viamala
- Total
- 1.32 km (0.51 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 650 m (2,130 ft)
- Density
- 270/km (690/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Iso 3166 code
- CH-GR
- Surrounded by
- Almens , Cazis , Pratval , Scharans , Sils im Domleschg , Thusis
- Website
- www.fuerstenau.ch
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Fürstenau ( Swiss Standard German pronunciation: [ˈfʏrstənaʊ] ; Romansh: Farschno) is a municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the smallest town to hold city rights with a market right received from Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor in 1354.
History
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