Müstair

Geschichte

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.HistoryMüstair is first mentioned in the early 9th Century as monasterium Tuberis.GeographyMüstair has an area, of 77.7km2. 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).