Madulain

Madulain

Madulain ( [ mɐdulaɪ̯n ]? / I, and German until 1943 officially Madulein ) is a municipality in the district of the Upper Engadine, Maloja district of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

Geography

The village is situated between La Punt- Chamues -ch and Zuoz about 10 km from St. Moritz on the banks of the Inn in the La Plaiv landscape. With only about 200 inhabitants, it is the smallest municipality in the Upper Engadine.

Approximately half of the area of the municipality makes the exclave Val Prünella. The Alp Prünella, located at the lower end of the Val Prünella, located about 10 km south of the village of Madulain the crow flies. She can be reached via La Punt- Chamues -ch, and the scenically interesting, Val Chamuera. The Alp is a destination for hikers and mountain bikers, with further, demanding trails towards Val da Fain and Bernina Pass.

Population

Languages

In a Madulain Engadine dialect of Romansh is a minority Puter spoken. Until the first half of the 19th century this was the vernacular for all residents. Early on, there was language Switch to Germans. So merely gave in 1880 still 69 % Romansh as their mother tongue. This value decreased to 1900 to 55%. In 1910 the community was tilted; 36 Romansh were compared with 47 German -speaking. In the interwar period the majority language changed back again (1941 50 % Romansh ). After 1970, the language change was made. Despite progress in 1990 50.8% and in 2000 43% can communicate in Romansh, we speak to the church today (mostly) German.

Religions and denominations

1554 the Reformation was introduced.

Origin and nationality

From the end of 2005 177 inhabitants were 138 ( = 77.97 %), Swiss nationals.

Traffic

Coat of arms

Blazon: In a pile of them asked Black silver (white ) half Arte topped with a silver horn whose cord looped around the stem of the half Arte is

The coat of arms depicts the name of the castle Guardaval above the village.

Attractions

Monumental is the small Reformed church. In 2001, during the lifetime of the artist Martin Kippenberger installation was completed in 1997 Transportable was constructed underground entrance. At the gate is the logo of the Lord Jim Lodge, " Sun Breasts Hammer" to see. The sculpture was removed in the fall of 2013 and sent on loan to Munich. Since the Madulainer the artwork certainly faced controversy, the sculpture will not return to its original location in the immediate vicinity of the station, but instead are situated in the neighboring village of Zuoz at the local golf course.