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Val Müstair Val Müstair () 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 Müsta ...

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in the district of

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in the

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canton of Graubünden. In 2009 Müstair merged with Fuldera,

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. ...

Santa Maria Val Müstair Santa Maria Val Müstair () 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 Santa Mari ...

Tschierv Tschierv 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 Tschierv merged with Fuldera, ...

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 Benedictine Convent of Saint John.

History

Müstair is first mentioned in the early 9th Century as ''monasterium Tuberis''.

Geography

Müstair has an area, , of . Of this area, 24.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 21.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (54.1%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The village is located in the Val Müstair sub-district (now

municipality) of the Inn district. It is a long

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and is the lowest and largest village in the Val Müstair. It is also the most eastern village in Switzerland. Until 1943 Müstair was known as Münster (GR).

Demographics

Müstair has a population () of 748, of which 5.9% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.4%.Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 13-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 49.6% male and 50.4% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Müstair is; 76 children or 10.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 71 teenagers or 9.5% are 10 to 14, and 40 teenagers or 5.4% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 66 people or 8.9% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 107 people or 14.4% are 30 to 39, 109 people or 14.6% are 40 to 49, and 100 people or 13.4% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 68 people or 9.1% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 76 people or 10.2% are 70 to 79, there are 28 people or 3.8% who are 80 to 89, and there are 4 people or 0.5% who are 90 to 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 57.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SVP (21.7%), the SPS (12.7%) and the FDP (7%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Müstair about 69.1% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either University or a ''

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''). Müstair has an unemployment rate of 0.95%. , there were 45 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 25 businesses involved in this sector. 121 people are employed in the

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and there are 14 businesses in this sector. 270 people are employed in the

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, with 50 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

Languages

Most of the population () speaks

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(72.9%), with German being second most common (24.7%) and Portuguese being third (0.7%). Most of the population speaks the Jauer dialect of Romansh. In 1880 about 87% spoke Romansh as a first language, in 1910 88% spoke Romansh and in 1941 it was 89%. In 1990 about 88% understood Romansh as a first or second language, and in 2000 it was 86%.

Heritage sites of national significance

The Benedictine Convent of Saint John is both listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance and a

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.Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance
, accessed 17 August 2016

Weather

Müstair has an average of 86.7 days of rain per year and on average receives of

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. The wettest month is August during which time Müstair receives an average of of precipitation. During this month there is precipitation for an average of 9.3 days. The month with the most days of precipitation is May, with an average of 10, but with only of precipitation. The driest month of the year is February with an average of of precipitation over 9.3 days., the weather station elevation is 1248 meters above sea level.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mustair Former municipalities of Graubünden World Heritage Sites in Switzerland Cultural property of national significance in Graubünden fi:Müstair