Martina, Switzerland
Encyclopedia
Martina is a village in the Lower Engadine
valley, in Graubünden
, Switzerland
. Its border crossing leads to Nauders
in Austria
. The village is part of the municipality of Tschlin
.
The language spoken here is Vallader
, the local dialect of Romansch.
Lower Engadine
The Lower Engadine is part of the Engadin valley, traversed by the Inn river and located in Eastern Switzerland in the Canton Graubünden.In contrast to the elevated plain of the Upper Engadin, where the upper reaches of the Inn River flow gently down the valley, the geological background of the...
valley, in Graubünden
Graubünden
Graubünden or Grisons is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Its border crossing leads to Nauders
Nauders
Nauders is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria. It can be found 29 km south of the city of Landeck. As it is near both the Italian and Swiss borders, at the end of World War II numerous Nazi officials fled through Nauders to escape arrest.-External links:...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. The village is part of the municipality of Tschlin
Tschlin
Tschlin is a municipality in the district of Inn in the canton of Graubünden in the extreme east of Switzerland.-History:While Bronze and Iron Age items have been found in Tschlin, the first mention of the village is in the 10th Century. In the 10th Century, bishop Hildibald gave the chapterhouse...
.
The language spoken here is Vallader
Vallader dialect (Romansh)
Vallader is a variety of the Romansh language spoken in the Engadin valley of southeast Switzerland, between Martina and Zernez. It was also formerly used as a written language in the nearby community of Val Müstair, where Jauer is spoken....
, the local dialect of Romansch.