Versam
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Versam is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental.
Versam is a former municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. The municipalities of Valendas, Versam, Safien and Tenna merged on 1 January 2013 into the new municipality of Safiental. ==History== Versam is first mentioned in 1050 as a valle Versamia. ==Geography== Versam had an area, , of . Of this area, 16.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 70.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The former municipality is located in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district. It is located above the Vorderrhein canyon at the entrance to the Safien Valley. It consists of the linear village of Versam and the hamlets of Versam-Station, Arezen, Calörtsch and Sculms. ==Demographics== , Versam had a population of 226. The historical population is as follows: , 4.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. : most of the population speaks Swiss German (98.0%), with Romansh being second most common ( 1.6%) and Spanish being third ( 0.4%). the gender distribution was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. the age distribution was as follows: ==Transportation== Versam-Safien station, on the line of the Rhaetian Railway that links Chur and Disentis, is located and some lower than the village of Versam, and about to the north. To solve this, a PostAuto bus service provides a direct connection between the railway station and the village, as well as to Thalkirch and Tenna. Versam was connected to Tenna in 1994 with the completion of the Aclatobel Tunnel. ==Gallery== File:View from Islabord bus stop in Versam.jpg|Ruinaulta canyon as seen from Islabord bus stop File:Versam Church.jpg|Versam's church as seen from a PostAuto trip File:Chalets in Versam.jpg|Chalets in Versam File:Safien Valley from Versam.jpg|Safien Valley from Versam File:View of Chur from Versam (2011).jpg|Chur from Versam ==References== ==External links== Official website
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