Safien

Geschichte

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.HistorySafien is first mentioned in 1219 as Stosavia.GeographySafien had an area, of 100.6km2. 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 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: 1350m) and scattered hamlets and single farm houses throughout the valley.Coat of armsThe blazon of 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.