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===Main sights=== Chur is home to many buildings or other sites that are listed as Swiss [[Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance|heritage sites of national significance]]. There are two archeological sites in Chur, the old city, which is a [[Middle Ages|medieval]] city, and {{ill|Welschdörfli|de}}, a prehistoric settlement and [[Roman Empire|Roman]] [[Vicus (Rome)|Vicus]]. There are four archives or libraries; the bishop's palace (library and archive), the Cantonal Library, the Cantonal Archive of Graubünden and the city archive of Chur. There are also four museums on the list; the ''[[Bündner Kunstmuseum]]'' (Art Museum), {{ill|Bündner Naturmuseum|de}} (Natural History Museum), the ''Dommuseum'' and the {{ill|Rätisches Museum|de}} in the Haus Buol. Three churches are included in the list; The [[Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption (Chur)|cathedral]] of the [[Assumption of Mary|Assumption]], the {{ill|Catholic Church of St. Luzi|de|St. Luziuskirche (Chur)}} and the {{ill|St Martin's Church, Chur|lt=Reformed Church of St. Martin|de|Martinskirche (Chur)}}. There are 15 other buildings that are also heritage sites; these include the ''Alte Kaserne'' at Zeughaus 3 (the Old Armory), the Confederation Paper Mill, the {{ill|Main Post Office Chur|lt=Main Post Office|de|Postgebäude Chur}}, the new {{ill|Town Hall (Chur)|lt=Town Hall|de|Rathaus (Chur)}}, headquarters of the [[Rhätische Bahn]] and several old patrician houses. With the 2021 merger of Haldenstein into Chur, the ''Ruins of Haldenstein fortress'' and ''[[Haldenstein Castle]]'' became part of Chur.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance |date=1 January 2017 |website=A-Objects |publisher=Federal Office for Cultural Protection (BABS) |access-date=6 September 2017 |archive-date=2 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160902033944/http://www.babs.admin.ch/de/aufgabenbabs/kgs/inventar/a-objekte.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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