Says

Says

Says is a village in the district, five villages in the district of country quart of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2008 Says is part of the municipality Trimmis.

Geography

The village is situated above the Chur Rhine Valley on the slopes of terraces above Trimmis. It consists of the three districts Valtanna ( 871 m above sea level. M. ) Under Says ( 944 m above sea level. M. ) and Upper Says ( 1,095 m above sea level. M. ) and numerous mountain pastures and isolated farms between the Hague Tobel the north and the Valturtobel in the south. Beyond a mountain range between the Cyprianspitz ( 1'774 m above sea level. M. ) in the north and the Ful mountain ( 2'395 m above sea level. M., highest point of the former municipality ) in the south reached the area with the Sayser Alp to the rear Valzeinatal; there made ​​for long stretches of Schranggabach the eastern border. Of the total municipal area of ​​1442 ha 748 ha of woods and forests are covered. The 501 ha of agricultural useable floor is more than 80% to mountain farms. From other former municipality area are 180 ha of unproductive area - mostly mountains - and 13 ha settlement area.

Coat of arms

Description: Black and silver decreased rafters, accompanied by three increasing (right -turned ) silver crescents. The moon as a typical image of the coat of arms Walser refers to the settlement history. Colors of the Lords of Aspermont, identical with those of the church covenant.

History

The 1222 Seians as mentioned in a document place was probably sparsely populated in the 11th century by Romansh. In the 14th century, were just like in neighboring Valzeina Walser down. By 1880 Says belonged to Trimmis, then it formed a separate municipality until 2007, which was dissolved with the reunification with Trimmis on 1 January 2008.

Population

From the end of 2004 156 inhabitants were 153 ( = 98.08 %), Swiss nationals.

Economy and Transport

In the 20th century, Says developed for commuters living community. At the site itself continues to be dominated by the agriculture and forestry, which offered 27 people work. In the commercial sector 7 employees worked in the services sector 10 (as of 2000-01 ). The church is affiliated with the operated primarily as a Paratransit Postbus Trimmis - Says grid of public transport.

Attractions

Monumental is the Protestant church.

Fusion community

A project group set up in 2003 came to the conclusion that a merger between the municipalities and Trimmis Says ... is the right future-oriented step. This recommendation joined on 26 April 2005, both community leaders to. March 8th 2007, two community meetings agreed with each large majority of the merger. On 17 June 2007, the urn community in Trimmis decided definitely.