Rothenbrunnen, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rothenbrunnen / Giuvaulta 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 Rothenbrunnen (Romansh: Giuvaulta) is in the Viamala Region and the Graubünden canton. It is a linear village located on the right-hand side of the Hinterrhine river. It also consists of the settlement of Ravetsch (Romansh: Ravetg). Rothenbrunnen (as of 2006) has an area of 3.1 km² (1.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 11.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 67.7% - forested
 * 9.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 11.3% - non-productive

History
In 1472, Rothenbrunnen was first mentioned by the name of Hof Juvalt. In 1572, it was mentioned as zum Roten Brunnen. Before 2017, Rothenbrunnen (Romansh: Giuvaulta) was in the Domleschg sub-district, of the Hinterrhein district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, it became part of the Viamala Region.

The population history of Rothenbrunnen is: 1803 - 64 inhabitants 1900 - 77 inhabitants 1950 - 247 inhabitants 1960 - 292 inhabitants 1970 - 319 inhabitants 1980 - 403 inhabitants 1990 - 330 inhabitants 2000 - 422 inhabitants 2020 - 304 inhabitants

Before the Reformation, Rothenbrunnen belonged to Tumegl/Tomils then after to Almens. The Reformation Church was built in 1741.

Church Records
Rothenbrunnen belongs to the parish of Almens. See Almens for more information.

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

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