Trimmis Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Trimmis / Termin 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 Trimmis (Romansh: Termin) is in the Landquart Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The municipality is situated near the Rhine River about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) north of the cantonal capital of Chur. It includes the village of Trimmis and the hamlets of Letsch and Talein and since 2008 the former municipality of Says.

Trimmis (as of 2006) has an area of 28.5 km² (11.0 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 34.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 41.5% - forested
 * 4.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 19.5% - non-productive

History
In 765, Trimmis was first mentioned by the name of Tremine. It was again mentioned in 768 as Tremune. In 1880, Says divided from Trimmis to become an independent municipality. In 2008, Says merged back into Trimmis. Before 2017, Trimmis was in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Trimmis became part of the Landquart Region.

Trimmis merged into the Trimmis municipality on 1 January 2008. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Says

The population history of Trimmis is: 1850 - 888 inhabitants 1900 - 696 inhabitants 1930 - 623 inhabitants 1950 - 773 inhabitants 2000 - 2,724 inhabitants 2020 - 3,322 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 43.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 45.4% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.66% were Orthodox Church
 * 1.36% were another Christian church
 * 1.43% were Islamic

The St. Sisinius Church, attested in 831, has disappeared. The parish is mentioned in 1307. In 1496, Trimmis came to the bishop with Neuburg. A reformed minority existed from 1613. In 1614-22 and from 1646, the Emerita Church (formerly St. Leonhard) belonged to it.

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
The Catholic parish of Trimmis originates in the Medieval era. Church records begin in 1705. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations 1705-1837
 * Burials 1705-1915; genealogy of the Vonwald family
 * Burials 1916-1990
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875
 * Family register 1705-1799
 * Family register 1705-1950
 * Genealogies of the families Groll, Schmid, Moriz, Taleiner, Rupp, Täscher

Reformed
A Reformed minority has lived in Trimmis since 1613. A church was established for them in 1646. Church records begin in 1806. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1806-1875
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1876

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

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