Mutten

Mutten

Mutten ( in the Roman neighborhood Romansh courage ) is a municipality in the district of Albula Alvaschein in the district of the canton Graubünden in Switzerland.

Coat of arms

Blazon: Shared by gold ( yellow ) and red, topped with two wooden houses

The two houses are for the Walser settlements upper and Untermutten.

Geography

Mutten is located on the northern slope of the Muttnerhorns and east of Muttner Höhi between the Hinter Rhine and the Albula. It is a settlement of the Walser midst of Romansh communities. It is conceivable that the settlement in the 14th century has been built by the barons of Vaz to secure the narrow pass band between their possessions in Shams and in the Albula valley.

The place consists of the village ( Untermutten, 1450 m) and the hamlets Stafel (1761 m) and Obermutten (1863 m). Of the total municipal area of ​​991 ha 600 ha of woods and forests are covered. In addition, 292 ha is arable, though for the most part only as mountain pastures. Additional 87 acres are unproductive area (mostly mountains) and 12 ha settlement area.

Population

Languages

As the population consists of Walser, the municipality is German in contrast to the surrounding areas since time immemorial. This is also the following table:

Religion, ethnicity and nationality

Mutten went over to the Reformation in 1582 and is the only Reformed congregation in the lower Albula valley.

From the end of 2004, 87 residents were 86 Swiss nationals.

Attractions

Monumental are the Reformed village church and the wooden church in Obermutten, both of which are also places of stage Walser Trail Grisons.