Tschlin
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| Former municipality of Switzerland | ||
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| Coordinates: 46°52′N 10°25′E / 46.867°N 10.417°ECoordinates: 46°52′N 10°25′E / 46.867°N 10.417°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Graubünden | |
| District | Inn | |
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| • Total | 75.08 km2 (28.99 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 1,553 m (5,095 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2011) | ||
| • Total | 442 | |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 7559 | |
| SFOS number | 3753 | |
| Localities | Tschlin, Martina (includes Vinadi) and Strada (includes Chaflur) | |
| Surrounded by | Graun im Vinschgau (IT-BZ), Nauders (AT-7), Pfunds (AT-7), Samnaun, Spiss (AT-7) | |
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Tschlin is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in the extreme east of Switzerland. On 1 January 2013 the municipalities of Ramosch and Tschlin merged to form the new municipality of Valsot.
While Bronze and Iron Age items have been found in Tschlin, the first mention of the village is in the 10th Century. In the 10th Century, bishop Hildibald gave the chapterhouse in Chur a gift of a farm house in Tschlin. In the High Middle Ages Tschlin was under the authority of Ramosch. The village church of St. Blasius was built in 1515 in the gothic style. In 1545 the Protestant Reformation reached the village and in 1574-82 the reformer and historian Ulrich Campell worked in Tschlin. In 1856 a fire destroyed much of the village, including the Church of St. John the Baptist. The church was not rebuilt, but the church tower is still visible in the village.
Tschlin had an area, as of 2006[update], of 75.1 km2 (29.0 sq mi). Of this area, 28.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 34.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
The former municipality is located in the Ramosch sub-district of the Inn district. It consists of the village of Tschlin on a terrace above the left bank of the Inn, the sections of Strada and Martina and the hamlets of San Niclà, Chaflur, Sclamischot and Vinadi.
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