Maloja District ( rm, , it, Distretto di Maloja) is a former
administrative district
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in the
canton
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* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
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of
Graubünden (or
Grigioni
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label=Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Surmiran, (Cant ...
),
Switzerland. It had an area of and had a population of 18,698 in 2015. It was replaced with the
Maloja Region
Maloja Region is one of the eleven administrative districts in the canton
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on 1 January 2017 as part of a reorganization of the Canton.
Swiss Federal Statistical Office - Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz - Mutationsmeldungen 2016
accessed 16 February 2017
It was trilingual, with official languages used by municipalities inside the district being, in order of dominance, German
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**Germania (historical use)
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**Ger ...
, Italian
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, and Romansh.
It consisted of two ''Kreis
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'' or ''circoli'' in Italian (sub-districts) and sixteen municipalities
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:
Languages
All three of Graubünden's official languages: German
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* Germany (of or related to)
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**Ger ...
, Romansh, and Italian
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, can be heard in the district. Except for the municipality of Bregaglia, the area was predominantly Romansh-speaking. Today, Romansh is spoken the least out of the three official languages of Maloja.
References
Districts of Graubünden
Engadin
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