Cazis (Romansh: Tgazas) is a municipality in the
Viamala Region 
in the Swiss canton of the
Grisons 
. On 1 January 2010 the municipalities of
Portein 
,
Präz 
, Sarn and Tartar merged into the municipality of Cazis.
History
Cazis is first mentioned in 926 as Cacias.
Geography
Cazis has an area, as of 2006, of 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi). Of this area, 41% is used for agricultural purposes, while 41.1% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 13.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (4.3%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).