Disentis

Disentis/Mustér
Location of Disentis/Mustér
Disentis/Mustér
Disentis/Mustér
Coordinates: 46°42′N 8°52′E / 46.700°N 8.867°E / 46.700; 8.867
CountrySwitzerland
CantonGrisons
DistrictSurselva
Government
 • MayorFrancestg Cajacob
(as of 01012013)
Area
 • Total
91.08 km2 (35.17 sq mi)
Elevation
(Railway station)
1,130 m (3,710 ft)
Population
 (December 2020)
 • Total
2,009
 • Density22.06/km2 (57.13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
7180
SFOS number3982
ISO 3166 codeCH-GR
Surrounded byLinthal (GL), Medel (Lucmagn), Silenen (UR), Sumvitg, Tujetsch
Websitedisentis.ch

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.

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.