Disentis

Mustér ([muˈʃteː], Romansh) or Disentis (German), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Grisons.

Disentis/Mustér
Municipality
Location of Disentis/Mustér
Disentis/Mustér
Disentis/Mustér
Coordinates: 46°42′N 8°52′E
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGrisons
DistrictSurselva
Government
  MayorFrancestg Cajacob
(as of 01012013)
Area
  Total90.98 km2 (35.13 sq mi)
Elevation
(Railway station)
1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2018)
  Total2,077
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)
7180
SFOS number3982
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byLinthal (GL), Medel (Lucmagn), Silenen (UR), Sumvitg, Tujetsch
Websitedisentis.ch
SFSO statistics

The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is the site of one of the oldest Benedictine monasteries in Switzerland. The monastery dates back to 720, its huge current complex dates from 1696 to 1712.

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