Mulegns Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Mulegns / Mühlen 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 Mulegns (German: Mühlen) is in the Surses sub-district of the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. It is located along the road to the Julier Pass at the Faller Valley entrance.

Mulegns (as of 2006) has an area of 33.8 km² (13.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 30.1% - agricultural purposes
 * 9.8% - forested
 * 0.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 59.6% - non-productive

History
In 1521, Mulegns was first mentioned. Until 1943, Mulegns was known as Mühlen. Mulegns (German: Mühlen) is in the Albula district and the Graubünden canton.

Mulegns merged into the Surses municipality on 1 January 2016. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Bivio
 * Cunter
 * Marmorera
 * Riom-Parsonz
 * Salouf
 * Savognin
 * Sur
 * Tinizong-Rona

The population history of Mulegns is: 1850 - 120 inhabitants 1900 - 146 inhabitants 1950 - 109 inhabitants 1960 - 57 inhabitants 1970 - 66 inhabitants 1980 - 50 inhabitants 1990 - 37 inhabitants 2000 - 33 inhabitants 2014 - 25 inhabitants

In 1643, the church of Saints-Gaudence-et-François was dedicated which replaced the Saint-Gaudence church from the Middle Ages.

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.

Catholic
The parish is organized in conjunction with Sur. Church records begin in 1675. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms 1675-1838
 * Marriages, burials 1678-1838
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1800-1875
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Mulegns:
 * 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 Mulegns 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)