Saas im Prättigau is a

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village in the

Prättigau The Prättigau is a geographical region in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. It consists of the main valley of the river Landquart and the valleys of its side-rivers and creeks. Landquart River, which drains into the Alpine Rhine in the town ...

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 Grisons. In 2021, the municipality shortened its name to Klosters ...

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

Küblis Küblis or Kublis is a Switzerland, Swiss village in the Prättigau and a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the political district Prättigau/Davos Region in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Graubünden. Neighboring municipalitie ...

and

Klosters Klosters is a Switzerland, Swiss village in the Prättigau, politically part of the Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality of Klosters-Serneus, which belongs to the political district Prättigau/Davos Region, Prättigau/Davos in the Cantons o ...

Neighboring municipalities

Coat of arms

The town

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is described as ''Or a Wild Man holding over his shoulder a Club Vert''.Flags of the World
accessed 29 October 2009 The

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motif comes from the seal of the

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as well as from

and has been part of the municipality's coat of arms since the 16th Century. The figure is always shown with a club over his shoulder, to prevent confusion with other Wild Men.

Demographics

Saas has a population (as of ) of . , 10.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -3.8%. Most of the population () speaks German (97.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.0%) and Romansh being third ( 0.4%).Swiss Federal Statistical Office
accessed 29-Oct-2009 , the gender distribution of the population was 51.1% male and 48.9% female.Graubunden in Numbers
accessed 21 September 2009 The age distribution, , in Saas is; 97 children or 13.2% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 76 teenagers or 10.4% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 94 people or 12.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 110 people or 15.0% are between 30 and 39, 97 people or 13.2% are between 40 and 49, and 93 people or 12.7% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 80 people or 10.9% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 56 people or 7.6% are between 70 and 79, there are 26 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89 there are 4 people or 0.5% who are between 90 and 99.Graubunden Population Statistics
accessed 21 September 2009 In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 54.7% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (24.2%), the SP (10.5%) and the local, small right-wing parties (7.1%). In Saas about 71.3% of the population (between age 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory

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or additional higher education (either university or a ''

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''). Saas has an unemployment rate of 0.77%. , there were 66 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 26 businesses involved in this sector. 51 people are employed in the

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and there are 11 businesses in this sector. 84 people are employed in the

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, with 26 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in the following table:

References

External links

Official Web site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saas im Prattigau Klosters-Serneus Former municipalities of Graubünden