Safien (district)

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SAFIEN DISTRICT

Canton : Graubünden

Origin/meaning

The cross already appears in the oldest banner of the district, known since 1585. On the banner the first quarter shows a Paschal Lamb on a green ground. The lamb is the symbol of St. John Baptist, the local patron saint.

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Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Graubünden, 1982.