Versam

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Versam
Versam coat of arms
State : SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
Canton : canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Graubünden (GR)
Region : Surselva
Political community : Safientali2
Postal code : 7104
former BFS no. : 3587
Coordinates : 745 155  /  184 184 coordinates: 46 ° 47 '35 "  N , 9 ° 20' 24"  O ; CH1903:  seven hundred and forty-five thousand one hundred fifty-five  /  one hundred eighty-four thousand one hundred and eighty-four
Height : 909  m above sea level M.
Area : 16.79  km²
Residents: 237 (December 31, 2012)
Population density : 14 inhabitants per km²
Website: www.versam.ch
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Parish before the merger on January 1, 2013
Historic aerial photo by Werner Friedli from 1964

Versam (in local dialect Walser Frsam [frsam] ; Romansh Versomi [vəʁsɔmi] ? / I ) was, until 31 December 2012, a municipality in the former county Ilanz , District Surselva the Swiss canton of Grisons . Audio file / audio sample

On January 1, 2013, it merged with the municipalities of Valendas , Safien and Tenna to form the new municipality of Safiental , moving to what was then the Safien district .

coat of arms

Blazon : In silver (white) a green fir tree , accompanied by three black balls

The fir can already be found on a community seal from the middle of the 19th century. The black balls come from the coat of arms of the Lords of Valendas, who owned property in the former municipal area.

geography

The former community is located at the entrance to Safiental on a terrace on the right above the Vorderrhein and on the left above the Rabiusa . The Rhine gorge , the Ruinaulta, lies in the north of the former municipality . The place consists of the village Versam and the scattered settlements Arezen (986-1158 m) and Sculms (996-1,139 m). The hamlet of Arezen is one kilometer south of the village and Sculms is 3.2 kilometers southeast.

Of the entire former municipal area of ​​1677 ha, 1184 ha (= 70%) are forested and 178 ha (= 10%) are mountain. Of the 282 hectares of usable land, 69 hectares are cultivated as alpine pastures. There are also 33 hectares of settlement area.

population

Population development
year 1803 1850 1900 1950 2000 2004 2012
Residents 357 396 316 354 255 271 237

Of the 271 residents at the end of 2004, 264 (= 97%) were Swiss citizens. The population belongs to the German-speaking ethnic group of the Walser and is reformed.

Municipal council

The former municipal council consisted of five people.

traffic

Versam is connected to public transport by the Versam-Safien Station - Thalkirch and Ilanz - Versam Post bus lines . There is also a shared train station in the valley with the former municipality of Safien from the Rhaetian Railway . From there are Chur , Ilanz and Disentis reach.

The Versamerstrasse connects with Versam Bonaduz . It crosses over the Versamer Gorge bridge the Versamer Gorge and then the Ruinaulta.

education

In the former municipality there is a kindergarten and a primary school up to the 6th grade. Then the children go to school in Valendas .

Attractions

In June 2019, the Safien brewery was put into operation in the Rössli restaurant.

  • upper part of the village with church

  • Unterdorf

  • Sculm on the other side of the valley

  • Versam station in the Ruinaulta

literature

Web links

Commons : Versam  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Opening Safienbrauerei ( Memento of 6 June 2019 Internet Archive ), Safiental News, May 29, 2019
  2. ↑ Gugalun House