Müstair

Müstair
Former municipality of Switzerland
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 46°37′N 10°27′E / 46.617°N 10.450°E / 46.617; 10.450Coordinates: 46°37′N 10°27′E / 46.617°N 10.450°E / 46.617; 10.450
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Graubünden
District	Inn
Area
• Total	77.71 km2 (30.00 sq mi)
Elevation	1,273 m (4,177 ft)
Population
• Total	748
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Postal code	7537
SFOS number	3843
Surrounded by	Fuldera, Prad am Stilfser Joch (IT-BZ), Santa Maria Val Müstair, Stilfs (IT-BZ), Tschierv, Taufers im Münstertal (IT-BZ), Valchava, Valdidentro (IT-SO)
Website	SFSO statistics

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.

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.

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

Müstair has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 77.7 km² (30.0 sq mi). 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 Val Müstair municipality) of the Inn district. It is a long linear village 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).

Müstair has a population (as of 2008^[update]) of 748, of which 5.9% are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -9.4%.