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Motta Caslasc in Val Vignun
Mutta is the Rhaeto-Romanic field name for an elevation or a hilltop. The name occurs in small variations throughout the canton of Graubünden .
Occurrence
It occurs once or several times in numerous municipalities and in different regions of the canton. Well-known examples are Muottas Muragl and Motta Naluns ; in Falera is the Parc la Mutta . In the Engadine the name also appears as Mütta .
In the Engadin and the Italian-speaking southern valleys, the related Muotta or Motta can be found at least twice as often, the northernmost occurrences are in Seewis in the Prättigau .
The name of the river Muota in the canton of Schwyz does not go back to this term, but has a different meaning.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Search for «Mutta» in the Pledari Grond dictionary
- ↑ Declaration on Motte or Mutta ( memento of the original from April 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Institute for Historical Regional Studies at the University of Mainz
- ↑ Place name search in the place name database of the internet service ortsnames.ch
