Saas im Prättigau

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Saas im Prättigau

Location of Saas im Prättigau

Coordinates: 46°55′N 9°48′E / 46.917°N 9.800°ECoordinates: 46°55′N 9°48′E / 46.917°N 9.800°E

Country

Area

• Total

26.71 km² (10.31 sq mi)

Elevation

938 m (3,077 ft)

Population (Dec 2015)

• Total

729

• Density

27/km² (71/sq mi)

Postal code

7247

SFOS number

3883

Surrounded by

Conters im Prättigau, Klosters-Serneus, Küblis, Sankt Antönien, Sankt Gallenkirch (AT-8)

Website

www.saasimpraettigau.ch
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Saas im Prättigau is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Saas is first mentioned about 1290 as Säusch.

Saas has an area, as of 2006^[update], of 26.8 km² (10.3 sq mi). 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 linear village of Saas on a terrace over the Prättigau valley, between Küblis and Klosters.

The town coat of arms is described as Or a Wild Man holding over his shoulder a Club Vert. The Wild man motif comes from the seal of the League of the Ten Jurisdictions as well as from Klosters 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.

Saas has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 729. As of 2008^[update], 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 (as of 2000^[update]) speaks German (97.3%), with Portuguese being second most common ( 1.0%) and Romansh being third ( 0.4%).

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