Martina GR
| GR is the abbreviation for the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland and is used to avoid confusion with other entries of the name Martina . |
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 Switzerland
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 Graubünden (GR)
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| Region : | Inn | |
| Political community : | Valsot | |
| Postal code : | 7560 | |
| Coordinates : | 830 565 / 197 091 | |
| Height : | 1035 m above sea level M. | |
| Residents: | 114 | |
| Website: | www.tschlin.ch | |
 Place in Martina in front of customs |
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Martina ( ; German: Martinsbruck ) is a small village, border town and one of the fractions of the municipality of Valsot in the Swiss canton of Graubünden .
geography
The village is located on the Inn and the main road 27 at the border crossing to Austria . The Tyrolean town of Nauders on the other side of the Inn is 7.8 kilometers further east on the Reschen Pass . Four kilometers to the south is the "Dreiländer Grenzstein" ( 2179 m above sea level ), the triangle between Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
The next larger town on Swiss territory is the capital of the Lower Engadine , Scuol , 17 km up the Inn. The village is 1035 m above sea level. M. and is surrounded by mountains. On the north side of the Inn valley ( Silvretta group ) lies the 3146 m high Piz Mundin , in the south the Piz Lad ( 2808 m above sea level ).
Language and population
The language is Vallader , the Lower Engadine idiom of Rhaeto-Romanic .
Martina has a little over 100 inhabitants. Many are older, but new young people are also moving to Martina, especially border guards. Martina has a reformed and a catholic church. Almost all the houses in the village are old Engadine houses . The border town of Vinadi belongs to Martina .
coat of arms
A standing ibex with a vertical hay rake is depicted on the coat of arms.
history
Historically, Martina, like large parts of the Lower Engadine, belonged to the sphere of influence of the County of Tyrol and the Diocese of Chur . Contrary to popular belief, Martina (German: Martinsbruck) was not a border town in the Lower Engadine in the 13th century . As early as 1258, Juvelle - instead of Martina - was named as the border point of the Lower Engadine when Pontalt was settled at that time .
Attractions
photos
Row of houses in Martina GR towards Strada
catholic church Martina
Martina Reformed Church
Looked at Martina from the Inntalblick near the Norbertshöhe
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Valsot
- Paul Eugen Grimm: Martina. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .