Churer millstreams
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Anyone walking through Chur often hears the water gurgling beneath them or sees small streams rushing past. No, it is not a sewer, it is the Chur mill streams. Since Chur itself has no water of its own and still obtains its drinking water from sources of value, the mill streams were the lifelines of the city for centuries. The Plessur as the dominant river in the landscape flows through Chur, but it has much of a wild mountain stream on which neither goods could be transported nor mills could be driven. Therefore, the construction of the mill streams was the prerequisite for a regulated water supply of Chur. They provided the city with service water and hydroelectric power and enabled industry and the population to survive in Chur. Did you know, for example, that the Chur Quadereis was produced annually with the water of the Mühlbach or that the repair workshop of the SBB was powered by the same water?
Geheimtipp
- The tour is suitable for strollers
- The tour is wheelchair accessible
- Book the tour as a culinary tour and enjoy a delicious 3-course menu during your tour
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Price:
- first hour free of charge (parking must be started from the first hour onwards
- after that CHF 1.00 per hour
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