Mustair

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Mustair
Müstair coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Engiadina Bassa / Val Müstair
Political community : Val Müstairi2
Postal code : 7537
former BFS no. : 3843
UN / LOCODE : CH MSR
Coordinates : 830 614  /  167250 coordinates: 46 ° 37 '0 "  N , 10 ° 27' 0"  O ; CH1903:  830,614  /  167250
Height : 1273  m above sea level M.
Area : 77.74  km²
Residents: 764 (December 31, 2007)
Population density : 10 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.cdvm.ch
Müstair, on the right the Claustra San Jon

Müstair, on the right the Claustra San Jon
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Map of Müstair
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St. Johann
Partial view of Müstair
Tony Grubhofer : Münster (1899)

Müstair ( [myˈʃtaɪ̯r] ? / I ; older German Münster, until 1943 officially Münster (GR) ) was until December 31, 2008 a political municipality in the Münstertal , which belongs to the Inn district of the Swiss canton of Graubünden . Audio file / audio sample

On January 1, 2009, Müstair merged with the other Swiss municipalities in the valley ( Fuldera , Lü , Santa Maria Val Müstair , Tschierv and Valchava ) to form the municipality of Val Müstair .

Müstair is the easternmost place in Switzerland and is close to the Italian border. Beyond the border lies the South Tyrolean town of Taufers further down the valley . World famous is the Claustra San Jon , which the World Heritage Site of UNESCO belongs.

coat of arms

Blazon : In blue the monastery church of Müstair in silver with roofs in red, the seal motif of the community is reduced to the main element of the monastery.

population

Population development
year 1835 1850 1900 1950 2000 2007
Residents 513 475 599 776 745 764

The Romansh dialect Jauer is spoken in the village . In 1990 88% and in 2000 86% of the residents stated that they knew Romansh. In the years 1880 it was 87%, in 1910 88% and in 1941 89% as mother tongue . Since 1970, however, the German-speaking minority has been growing, while the number of Romansh speakers has stagnated. The following table shows the development over the past decades:

Languages ​​in Müstair
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
Romansh 574 81.19% 578 76.86% 543 72.89%
German 123 17.40% 160 21.28% 184 24.70%
Italian 8th 1.13% 10 1.33% 4th 0.54%
Residents 707 100% 752 100% 745 100%

Religions and denominations

In contrast to other communities in the valley, the local population remained Catholic . The place has been home to a Benedictine monastery since the 8th century . The parish church has been looked after by Capuchin fathers since 1696 .

nationality

Of the 805 villagers (as of the end of 2005), 759 (= 94%) were Swiss citizens.

history

Aerial photo (1954)

The (former) community, which was settled early on, joined the Church of God in 1367 . In 1499 it was devastated by Austrian soldiers. After the sale by the Bishop of Chur, Müstair belonged to the Archduchy of Austria from 1728 to 1762 . From 1854 the village was a separate municipality.

To the east above the village are the ruins of the Balcun At castle .

mountains

The 2763 m high Piz Chavalatsch , on whose summit the Swiss-Italian border runs, marks the easternmost point of Switzerland.

Personalities

Attractions

  • St. Johann Benedictine Monastery , World Heritage Site
  • Double chapel St. Ulrich and Nikolaus
  • Holy Cross Chapel
  • Monastery church
  • Planta tower
  • Chapel St. Sebastian, in the upper village
  • Chasa Chalavaina (house from the 15th / 16th century, now a hotel)

literature

Web links

Commons : Müstair  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Double chapel St. Ulrich and Nikolaus
  2. ↑ Holy Cross Chapel
  3. ↑ monastery church
  4. ↑ Planta tower
  5. ↑ St. Sebastian Chapel