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Müstair
Müstair is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Müstair merged with Fuldera, Lü, Switzerland, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 The easternmost point of Switzerland, at Piz Chavalatsch, is located in the municipality. The main tourist attraction in the area is the |
Val Müstair
Val Müstair (german: Münstertal) is a municipality in the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It was formed on 1 January 2009 through the merger of Tschierv, Fuldera, Lü, Valchava, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Müstair. Demographics Val Müstair has a population (as of ) of . Geography The Val Müstair (German: ''Münstertal'', it, Val Monastero) is a mountain valley in the Swiss Alps. It connects the Fuorn Pass, () with the Italian province of South Tyrol and the Vinschgau (). The Benedictine Convent of Saint John at Müstair (''monastery''), a World Heritage Site, was probably founded by Charlemagne, sharing history with its neighbor, the Marienberg Abbey. The most important villages in the Val Müstair are: Tschierv (), Valchava (), Sta. Maria (), Müstair () (all Swiss) and Taufers im Münstertal in South Tyrol. There are no other inhabited connected valleys, but the road over the Umbrail Pass (and the Stelvio Pass) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Val Müstair
Santa Maria Val Müstair ( rm, Soncha Maria) is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Santa Maria Val Müstair merged with Lü, Müstair, Fuldera, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Sta. Maria Val Müstair is first mentioned in 1167–70 as ''die Kapelle Sancte Mariae in Silvaplana''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romansh Language
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grisons (Graubünden). Romansh has been recognized as a national language of Switzerland since 1938, and as an official language in correspondence with Romansh-speaking citizens since 1996, along with German, French, and Italian. It also has official status in the canton of the Grisons alongside German and Italian and is used as the medium of instruction in schools in Romansh-speaking areas. It is sometimes grouped by linguists with Ladin and Friulian as the Rhaeto-Romance languages, though this is disputed. Romansh is one of the descendant languages of the spoken Latin language of the Roman Empire, which by the 5th century AD replaced the Celtic and Raetic languages previously spoken in the area. Romansh retains a small number of words fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valchava
Valchava is a village in the Val Müstair (''Müstair valley'') of the canton of Graubünden (Grisons), Switzerland. It was an independent municipality in the district of Inn until on 1 January 2009 Valchava merged with Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Tschierv to form Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Valchava is first mentioned in 1331 as ''Valchava''.Geography Valchava has an area, , of . Of this area, 46% is used for agricultural purposes, while 33.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.4% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.7%) is non-product ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuldera
Fuldera is a village in the Val Müstair municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Inn District, Switzerland, Inn in the Switzerland, Swiss Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Fuldera merged with Lü, Switzerland, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Fuldera is first mentioned in 1322 as ''Faldiera''.Geography [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lü, Switzerland
Lü is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Lü merged with Fuldera, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Lü is first mentioned in 1466 as ''Lug''.Geography 
Lü had an area, , of . Of this area, 45.5% is used for agricultural purpo ...
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Tschierv
Tschierv is a village in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Tschierv merged with Fuldera, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Valchava to form the municipality of Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 History Tschierv is first mentioned in 1432 as ''Zirff''. In the past it was known under the name of ''Cierfs''.Geography Tschierv has an area, , of . Of this area, 25.9% is used for agricultural purpo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inn District, Switzerland
Inn District ( rm, ) is a former Districts of Switzerland, administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It had an area of and had a population of 9,476 in 2015. It was replaced with the Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair Region on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton. It consisted of four ''Circle (country subdivision), Kreise'' (sub-districts) and seven Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities: Mergers and name changes *In 2009 Fuldera, Lü, Switzerland, Lü, Müstair, Santa Maria Val Müstair, Tschierv and Valchava merged to form the municipality of Val Müstair.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz published by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 23 September 2009 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdidentro
Valdidentro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about northeast of Sondrio, in the upper Alta Valtellina on the border with Switzerland. It is the seat of hot baths, located on Monte Reit in the ''frazione'' of Premadio. Valdidentro borders the following municipalities: Bormio, Grosio, Livigno, Müstair (Switzerland), Poschiavo (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Tschierv (Switzerland), Valdisotto, Zernez (Switzerland). See also * Lago Viola *Stelvio Pass The Stelvio Pass ( it, Passo dello Stelvio , ''Giogo dello Stelvio'' ; german: Stilfser Joch; ) is a mountain pass in Northern Italy, northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of Height above mean sea level, above sea level. It is the L ... References External links Cities and towns in Lombardy {{Sondrio-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taufers Im Münstertal
Taufers im Münstertal (; it, Tubre ; rm, Tuer) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland. Geography As of November 30, 2010, it had a population of 964 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. Taufers borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Mals, Prad am Stilfser Joch, Stilfs, Lü (Switzerland), Müstair (Switzerland), Santa Maria Val Müstair (Switzerland), Scuol (Switzerland), and Valchava (Switzerland). Frazioni The municipality of Taufers contains the ''frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Pundweil (Pontevilla) and Rifair (Rivaira). History Coat-of-arms The shield is party per bend, the first part of gules and the second fusilly of argent and azure. It is the insignia of Lords of ''Reichenberg'' who lived in the local castle since 1373. The emblem was granted in 1967. Society Linguistic distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Points Of Switzerland
This is a list of the extreme points of Switzerland. Elevation Latitude and longitude References See also *Extreme points of Earth *Geography of Switzerland {{Switzerland topics, collapsed Geography of Switzerland Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ... Lists of coordinates Extreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prad Am Stilfser Joch
Prad am Stilfser Joch (; it, Prato allo Stelvio ), often abbreviated to Prad, is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about west of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Switzerland, and near the Stelvio Pass. Geography As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 3,474 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat. The municipality of Prad contains the ''frazione'' (subdivision) Lichtenberg (Montechiaro). Prad borders the following municipalities: Glurns, Laas, Schluderns Schluderns (; it, Sluderno ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 1,831 and an area of .All demographics and other statisti ..., Stilfs, Taufers im Münstertal and Müstair (Switzerland). History Coat-of-arms The emblem shows three or (heraldry), or ears of wheat, in a gules field on Azure (heraldry), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
