Safien valley
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Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
valley of the Canton of Grisons, branching off the Vorderrhein
Vorderrhein
The Vorderrhein is one of the two sources of the Rhine. Its catchment area of is located predominantly in the Canton of Graubünden . The Vorderrhein is about long, thus more than 5% longer than the Hinterrhein...
valley. Part of the Surselva district, it comprises the four municipalities of Valendas
Valendas
Valendas is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:Valendas has an area, , of . Of this area, 21.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 48.7% is forested...
, Versam
Versam
Versam is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Geography:Versam has an area, , of . Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 70.6% is forested...
, Tenna
Tenna, Switzerland
Tenna is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-Coat of arms:The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. Valentin clad Argent and caped Or with his dexter raised in blessing and holding in sinister a crosier of the last...
und Safien
Safien
Safien is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Safien has an area, , of . Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested...
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Formerly inhabited by Romansh speakers, it was settled by the Walser
Walser
The Walser are German-speaking people who live in the Alps of Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein and Austria. The Walser people are named after the Wallis , the uppermost Rhône River valley...
in the late 13th century. Population fell from 1,798 in 1850 to 994 in 1980 and has since stabilized just above 1,000.
External links
- http://www.safiental.ch