Churwalden is a municipality in the Plessur Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Over the same time period the amount of forested land has increased by 208 ha (510 acres).

[6][7] Before 2017, the municipality was located in Churwalden sub-district of the Plessur district on the Rabiusa river and near the Lenzerheide Pass.

The village lies in the valley between the cantonal capital Chur and the resort Lenzerheide.

The longest summer toboggan run (Rodelbahn) in Switzerland, 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) long, is situated at Pradaschier.

The municipality consists of the linear village of Churwalden and the hamlets of Passugg, Araschgen and scattered farm houses.

[7] Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (79.7%), with Turkish being second most common (3.9%) and Romansh being third (2.3%).

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[15][4] The Catholic Church of St. Maria and Michael, Parpan Castle and the Wohnturm of the old Churwalden Abbey (a tower house) are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.

Of these, a total of 102 people worked in 40 businesses in the primary economic sector.

[20] In 2015 local hotels had a total of 37,210 overnight stays, of which 30.4% were international visitors.

[21] In 2015 the average cantonal, municipal and church tax rate in the municipality for a couple with two children making SFr 80,000 was 3.5% while the rate for a single person making SFr 150,000 was 15.1%, both of which are close to the average for the canton.

From the 2000 census[update], 483 or 39.1% were Roman Catholic, while 476 or 38.5% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.