Saas im Prättigau is a

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village in the

Prättigau The Prättigau, in the canton of Graubünden (Grisons), Switzerland, is the geographical region consisting of the main valley of the river Landquart (river), Landquart and the valleys of its side-rivers and creeks. Landquart River, which drains in ...

and a former

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in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2016 the former municipality of Saas im Prättigau merged into the municipality of

Klosters-Serneus Klosters is a Swiss village in the Prättigau, politically part of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the political district Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden. In 2021, the municipality shortened its name to Klo ...

History

Saas is first mentioned about 1290 as ''Säusch''.

Geography

Saas has an area, , of . Of this area, 44% is used for agricultural purposes, while 26.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (27.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Küblis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district. It consists of the

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of Saas on a terrace over the

valley, between