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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Former municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland
Safien
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 9°18′E / 46.667°N 9.300°E / 46.667; 9.300 Country Switzerland Canton Graubünden District Surselva • Total 100.58 km 2 mi ) Elevation
1,315 m (4,314 ft ) • Total 294 • Density 2.9/km2 mi ) Time zone UTC+01:00 (Central European Time ) • Summer (DST ) UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time )Postal code(s )
7107
SFOS number 3651 ISO 3166 code CH-GR Surrounded by Casti-Wergenstein , Duvin , Flerden , Mathon , Nufenen , Pitasch , Portein , Präz , Riein , Sankt Martin , Sarn , Splügen , Sufers , Tenna , Tschappina , Vals Twin towns Bettingen (Switzerland)Website www SFSO statistics
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 .[1]
History [ edit ]
Safien is first mentioned in 1219 as Stosavia .[2]
Geography [ edit ]
Thalkirch church, Safien Mountain huts in Safien Farm shed on Safierstrasse
Safien had an area, as of 2006[update] km 2 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).[3]
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: 1,350 m (4,430 ft )) and scattered hamlets and single farm houses throughout the valley.
Coat of arms [ edit ]
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Cross gyronny Argent and Sable [4]
Demographics [ edit ]
Hay farmer on Safierstrasse
As of 2011[update] [5] [2]
year
population
1803
770
1850
685
1900
455
1950
453
2000
308
2010
305
As of 2008[update] [6]
As of 2000[update]
most of the population speaks Swiss German (96.1%), with Swiss Italian being second most common ( 1.6%) and Albanian being third ( 1.6%).[3]
the gender distribution was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.[7]
the age distribution was as follows:[6]
Age group
Population
% of total
Children (0-9yrs)
49 15.9%
Teenagers (10-19yrs)
43 14.0%
Adults (20-29yrs)
24 7.8%
Adults (30-39yrs)
37 12.0%
Adults (40-49yrs)
39 12.7%
Adults (50-59yrs)
36 11.7%
Seniors (60-69yrs)
30 9.7%
Seniors (70-79yrs)
28 9.1%
Seniors (80-89yrs)
18 5.8%
Seniors (90-99yrs)
4 1.3%
Total
308
100%
Education [ edit ]
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 a Fachhochschule [3] Chur , such as the Chur University of Applied Sciences and Fachhochschule Graubünden .
Politics [ edit ]
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 FDP (7.4%) and the CVP (5.4%).[3]
Economy [ edit ]
Farmers harvesting hay on Safierstrasse in Safien
As of 2005[update] [3]
Sector
People Employed
Businesses Involved
Primary (raw materials)
89 35
Secondary (manufacturing)
15 3
Tertiary (service)
32 12
References [ edit ]
^ a b Safien in German French Italian Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
^ a b c d e Swiss Federal Statistical Office accessed 02-Dec-2009
^ Flags of the World.com [permanent dead link
^ Swiss Federal Statistics Office – STAT-TAB [permanent dead link Ständige und Nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Region, Geschlecht, Nationalität und Alter (in German) accessed 3 October 2012
^ a b Graubunden Population Statistics Archived 2009-08-27 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
^ Graubunden in Numbers Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in German) accessed 21 September 2009
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