Safien is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . The municipalities of Valendas , Versam , Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental .
7-469: Safien is first mentioned in 1219 as Stosavia . Safien had an area, as of 2006, of 100.6 km (38.8 sq mi). Of this area, 45.6% is used for agricultural purposes, while 18.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (35.4%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality was the capital of the Safien sub-district of
14-835: A Fachhochschule ). The nearest fachhochschules to Safien are in Chur , such as the Chur University of Applied Sciences and Fachhochschule Graubünden . In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 62.4% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (18.8%), the FDP (7.4%) and the CVP (5.4%). As of 2005, Safien has an unemployment rate of 0.46%. Employment and businesses were organized as follows: Safien valley The Safien Valley ( Safiental )
21-400: A population of just above 1,000. Historically economically used by Romansh speakers without settlements, the inner part of the valley was settled by German speaking Walser people in the late 13th century. Population fell from 1,798 in 1850 to 994 in 1980 and has since stabilized just above 1,000. Every two years Art Safiental takes place, inviting artists to participate to a theme. From
28-570: Is an alpine valley of the Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland , branching off the Vorderrhein valley. Part of the Surselva district, it comprises the municipality of Safiental , which was created from the four former municipalities of Valendas , Versam , Tenna and Safien on 1 January 2013. The valley was settled by German speaking Walser people in the late 13th century, and today has
35-752: The Ruinaulta gorge formed by the Rhine at about 620 Meters above the Sea, the public road into the valley ends after some 22 kilometers at a Level of 1720 meters. The mountains on the much steeper eastern flank of the valley reach roughly 3000 Meters ( Bruschghorn , Piz Beverin ). The western side of the valley is less steep but reaches 2900 meters at Piz Tomül in the southwestern part and Piz Fess in its northern pert as well. 46°41′48″N 9°19′28″E / 46.69667°N 9.32444°E / 46.69667; 9.32444 This Graubünden location article
42-512: The Surselva district in the mid and upper Safien valley . The only other municipality in the sub-district was Tenna , which occupied the lower Safien valley. The valley is drained by the Rabiusa river. The former municipality consists of the village of Safien-Platz (elevation: 1,350 m (4,430 ft)) and scattered hamlets and single farm houses throughout the valley. The blazon of
49-510: The municipal coat of arms is Gules a Cross gyronny Argent and Sable It is based on the simple design of the sub-district, with different colors. As of 2011, Safien has a population of 294. The historical population is given in the following table: As of 2008, 0.3% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. As of 2000: Around 61.7% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or
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