Madulain

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Madulain
Coat of arms of Madulain
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Maloja
BFS no. : 3783i1 f3 f4
Postal code : 7523
Coordinates : 791 179  /  162 157 coordinates: 46 ° 35 '0 "  N , 9 ° 56' 0"  O ; CH1903:  791,179  /  162,157
Height : 1697  m above sea level M.
Height range : 1669–3157 m above sea level M.
Area : 16.28  km²
Residents: 210 (December 31, 2018)
Population density : 13 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.madulain.ch
Madulain

Madulain

Location of the municipality
Albignasee Lej da Champfèr Lago Bianco Lago di Lei Lago di Gera Lago di Livigno Lago di S. Giacomo-di Fraéle Lago di Poschiavo Lago di Monte Spluga Lai da Marmorera Silsersee Silvaplanersee St. Moritzersee Stazersee Sufnersee Italien Region Albula Region Bernina Region Viamala Region Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region Plessur Region Prättigau/Davos Bever GR Bever GR Bregaglia Celerina/Schlarigna Madulain Madulain Pontresina La Punt-Chamues-ch Samedan Samedan S-chanf Sils im Engadin/Segl Silvaplana St. Moritz Zuoz ZuozMap of Madulain
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Madulain ( [mɐduˈlaɪ̯n] ? / I , German and officially until 1943 Madulein ) is a municipality in the Maloja region of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland . Audio file / audio sample

geography

Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1947

The village is located between La Punt-Chamues-ch and Zuoz about 10 km from St. Moritz on the banks of the Inn in the La Plaiv countryside . With only around 200 inhabitants, it is the smallest municipality in the Upper Engadin . Madulain is one of the villages with the best-preserved center of the Upper Engadin and is officially one of the most beautiful villages in Switzerland. Madulain is characterized by its originality and belongs to the "other" Engadine, which is quieter than St. Moritz and its surroundings. The ruins of Guardaval Castle are enthroned above the village .

The Val Prünella exclave makes up about half of the area of ​​the municipality . The Alp Prünella , located at the bottom of Val Prünella, is km in a straight line about 10 km south from the village of Madulain. It can be reached via La Punt-Chamues-ch and the scenic Val Chamuera . The Alp is a destination for hikers and mountain bikers , with further, challenging trails towards Val da Fain and the Bernina Pass .

population

Population development
year 1806 1850 1900 1950 1980 2000 2005 2010 2012 2014 2016
Residents 93 63 54 77 94 180 116 194 234 232 216

languages

In Madulain, a minority of turkeys is spoken, an Engadin dialect of Romansh . Until the first half of the 19th century, this was the colloquial language for all residents. Language changes to German took place early on. In 1880, only 69% said Romansh was their mother tongue. This value fell to 55% by 1900. In 1910 the community was overturned; 36 Romansh speakers were compared to 47 German speakers. In the interwar period, the majority of languages ​​changed back again (50% Romansh speakers in 1941). The language change took place after 1970. Although 50.8% in 1990 and 43% in 2000 were able to communicate in Romansh, today the community speaks (mostly) German.

Languages ​​in Madulain GR
languages 1980 census 1990 census 2000 census
number proportion of number proportion of number proportion of
German 42 44.68% 48 40.00% 97 53.89%
Romansh 35 37.23% 33 27.50% 40 22.22%
Italian 15th 15.96% 28 23.33% 31 17.22%
Residents 94 100% 120 100% 180 100%

Religions and denominations

The Reformation was introduced in 1554.

Origin and nationality

Of the 177 residents at the end of 2005, 138 (= 77.97%) were Swiss citizens.

traffic

Madulain is connected to the Bever – Scuol – Tarasp railway line and to Hauptstrasse 27 . The regional train Pontresina - Samedan - Zuoz - Zernez - Scuol -Tarasp, as well as individual routes of the accelerated RegioExpress St. Moritz - Landquart GR, stop every hour at the train station in the village center of Madulain . The EngadinBus bus line 7 runs every half hour from La Punt Chamues-ch via Zuoz alternately to Cinuos-chel - Brail or to the national park . This line serves Madulain's only bus stop Madulain vih in the village center.

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Panorama of Madulain seen from the north

coat of arms

Blazon : In black, a silver (white) halftone placed on a pole covered with a silver horn whose cord is looped around the shaft of the halftone. The coat of arms depicts the name of Guardaval Castle above the village.

Attractions

The small reformed village church is a listed building .

literature

  • Erwin Poeschel : The art monuments of the canton of Graubünden III. The valley communities Räzünser Boden, Domleschg, Heinzenberg, Oberhalbstein, Upper and Lower Engadine. (= Art Monuments of Switzerland. Volume 11). Edited by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK. Bern 1940. DNB 760079625 .
  • Constant Wieser: Madulain. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Permanent and non-permanent resident population by year, canton, district, municipality, population type and gender (permanent resident population). In: bfs. admin.ch . Federal Statistical Office (FSO), August 31, 2019, accessed on December 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ FM1 today
  3. ↑ Constant Wieser: Madulain. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 2008 .