Val Müstair | ||
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Coordinates: 46°36′N 10°25′E / 46.600°N 10.417°ECoordinates: 46°36′N 10°25′E / 46.600°N 10.417°E | ||
Country | Switzerland | |
Canton | Graubünden | |
District | Inn | |
Area | ||
• Total | 198.65 km2 (76.70 sq mi) | |
Population (Dec 2015) | ||
• Total | 1,539 | |
• Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) | |
Postal code | 7537 | |
SFOS number | 3847 | |
Surrounded by | Tschierv, Fuldera, Lü, Valchava, Santa Maria Val Müstair and Müstair. | |
Website |
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Val Müstair is a municipality in the district of Inn 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.
Val Müstair has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,539.
The Val Müstair (German: Münstertal, Italian: Val Monastero) is a mountain valley in the Swiss Alps. It connects the Fuorn Pass, (2,149 m (7,051 ft)) with the Italian province of South Tyrol and the Vinschgau (914 m (2,999 ft)).
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 (1,660 m (5,450 ft)), Valchava (1,412 m (4,633 ft)), Sta. Maria (1,375 m (4,511 ft)), Müstair (1,247 m (4,091 ft)) (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 connected with Sta. Maria.