Schlans Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Schlans 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 Schlans is in the Disentis sub-district of the Surselva district in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located on the heights above the Vorderrhein valley. It includes the village of Schlans.

Schlans (as of 2006) has an area of 8.8 km² (3.4 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 43.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 25.7% - forested
 * 1.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 28.7% - non-productive

History
In 765, Schlans was first mentioned by the name of Selaunum.

Schlans merged into the Trun municipality on 1 January 2012. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Trun

The population history of Schlans is: 1656 - 180 inhabitants 1836 - 112 inhabitants 1850 - 169 inhabitants 1900 - 174 inhabitants 1950 - 192 inhabitants 2000 - 92 inhabitants 2010 - 80 inhabitants

The Church of St. George is attested in 998. In 1185, it was incorporated into the Disentis Abbey and in 1518 it became a curate. In 1643, it became a parish church.

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

Catholic
Schlans became fully independent in 1643 from the parish of Breil/Brigels, but beginning in 1518 had a curate priest. Church records begin in 1629. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms 1629-1752; marriages 1633-1752; burials 1631-1752; confirmations 1643-1746

The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1755-1837; confirmations 1759-1832
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875; confirmations 1844-1865

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

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