Fuldera Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Fuldera 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 village and former municipality of Fuldera is in the Val Müstair municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is situated in the Val Müstair sub-district (now Val Müstair municipality) of the Inn district on the right side of the Rombach. It includes the larger Fuldera-Dora and the smaller Fuldera-Daint.

Fuldera (as of 2006) has an area of 13.2 km² (5.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 24.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 37.2% - forested
 * 1.4% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 36.4% - non-productive

History
In 1322, Fuldera was first mentioned by the name of Faldiera.

Fuldera merged into the Val Müstair municipality on 1 January 2009. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Lü
 * Müstair
 * Santa Maria Val Müstair
 * Tschierv
 * Valchava

The population history of Fuldera is: 1835 - 179 inhabitants 1850 - 123 inhabitants 1900 - 98 inhabitants 1950 - 118 inhabitants 2000 - 115 inhabitants 2008 - 121 inhabitants

Around 1530, the Reformation was adopted and had his pastor from 1714. An old Saint-Roch church is mentioned; the current building dates from 1708.

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.

Reformed
Fuldera belonged to the parish of Santa Maria Val Müstair until 1714. In 1854, Lü separated from Fuldera as an independent parish. Church records begin in 1837. For earlier records, see Santa Maria Val Müstair and Tschierv. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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