Safiental

Safiental (Romansh: Val Stussavgia) is a municipality in the Surselva Region in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.

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).

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.

Of the rest of the land, 1.1% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (19.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the village of Tenna which is made up of the sections of Ausserberg, Mitte and Innerberg as well as the hamlets of Acla and Egschi along the valley road.

Of the rest of the land, 1.8% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (27.9%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

Of the rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (10.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).

It consists of the linear village of Versam and the hamlets of Versam-Station, Arezen, Calörtsch and Sculms.

In 1554 it was expanded, this expansion was known as the Renaissance phase, with a spiral staircase within a tower and a stable was added to the north side.

Versam-Safien station is located some 250 metres (820 ft) lower than the village of Versam, and about 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the north.

To reach the village directly, a PostAuto bus service provides a connection, which also serves Thalkirch and Tenna.

Similarly, Valendas-Sagogn station lies some 120 metres (390 ft) below and 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) distant from the village of Valendas[19][20][21] and is also connected by a PostAuto bus service.

The 2012 feature film The Hour of Living is largely set in Safiental, with especially Grossalp Piggamad, as well as Z'hinderst, Bodaälpli and Alperschällihorn with its Gletscherseeli all serving as prominent locations.

Versam village church
The Neukirch (New Church) hamlet of Safien village
Hay harvesting in Versam
Joos House with Stables in Fraissa hamlet
Türelihus in Valendas
Versam-Safien station on the valley floor