Sankt Antönien Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Sankt Antönien Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The former municipality of Sankt Antönien is in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district and the Graubünden canton. It is located in the Praettigau valley at an elevation of 1420 meters.

Sankt Antönien (as of 2006) has an area of 52.2 km² (20.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 51.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 11.4% - forested
 * 0.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 36.1% - non-productive

History
In 1451, Sankt Antönien was first mentioned by the name of Sant Anthonyen. Sankt Antönien is in the Prättigau/Davos district and the Graubünden canton.

In 1979, the municipality of Sankt Antönien was created from the merger of Sankt Antönien Castels and Sankt Antönien Rüti. On 1 January 2007, the municipalities of Sankt Antönien and Sankt Antönien Ascharina were merged into the municipality of Sankt Antönien. Sankt Antönien merged into the Luzein municipality on 1 January 2016. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Luzein

The population history of Sankt Antönien is: 1850 - 224 inhabitants 1900 - 255 inhabitants 1950 - 284 inhabitants 1970 - 229 inhabitants 1990 - 190 inhabitants 2000 - 230 inhabitants 2020 - 331 inhabitants

The inhabitants of the valley depended on the church of Saint-Antoine. In the middle 14th century, the church of Saint-Antoine was first mentione. Until 1524, It depended on the parish of Jenaz.

Church Records
Original church records are held in the local municipal archive or civil registration office. Microfilm copies are available at the Graubünden State Archives.

Digital images of church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Reformed
The parish church of Sankt Antönien was established in 1524 when the area became Reformed. The parish covered the entire valley, including the villages of Ascharina, Castels, and Rüti. Church records begin in 1687. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1687-1842 (organized by village)
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

Census
(See here for information regarding Graubünden census records.)

The censuses for Sankt Antönien were divided by the three constituent municipalities that made up the parish. For more information, see the page for the municipality of interest:


 * Sankt Antönien Ascharina
 * Sankt Antönien Castels
 * Sankt Antönien Rüti

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876.

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Graubünden State Archives. The following records are available:
 * Both A and B registers are available through 1916-1917 and are open without restriction.
 * Family registers are available from at latest 1860 through 1910; these records are viewable but require permission to access. For more information, contact the State Archive.

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Saas im Prättigau prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in Romansh and German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)