Schluein Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Schluein / Schleuis 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 municipality of Schluein (Romansh: Schleuis) is in the Surselva Region and the Graubünden canton. It includes the villages of Schluein, Casanova, and Fallerin on the left flank of the Bruob.

Schluein (as of 2006) has an area of 4.8 km² (1.9 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 29.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 55.7% - forested
 * 7.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 7.3% - non-productive

History
In 831, Schluein was first mentioned by the name of Falerunae. In 1298, it was also known as Sluwen. Until 1983, Schluein was known as Schleuis. Before 2017, Schluein (Romansh: Schleuis) was in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district and the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Schluein is: 1850 - 366 inhabitants 1900 - 424 inhabitants 1930 - 593 inhabitants 1950 - 554 inhabitants 2000 - 602 inhabitants 2020 - 611 inhabitants

Mentioned as early as 1321, the Saints-Pierre-et-Paul church was a subsidiary of Sagogn.

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.

Catholic
Schluein belongs to the parish of Sagogn, but church records were kept separately in 1719. See Sagogn for earlier records. These records also include Catholics living in Ilanz/Glion. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1719-1837
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1851
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1850-1875; confirmations 1851-1865
 * Baptisms 1850-1859
 * Burials 1850-1859
 * Status animarum 1856

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Schluein:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C

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 Schluein 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)