Roveredo Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy



Description: Guide to Roveredo / Rofle 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 Roveredo is in the Moesa Region and the Graubünden canton. Roveredo (as of 2006) has an area of 38.8 km² (15.0 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 8.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 75% - forested
 * 3.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 13.4% - non-productive

History
In 1219, Roveredo was first mentioned by the name of de Regoredo. Before 2017, Roveredo was in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, it became part of the Moesa Region.

The population history of Roveredo is: 1850 - 1,084 inhabitants 1880 - 1,021 inhabitants 1900 - 1,136 inhabitants 1950 - 1,846 inhabitants 1960 - 1,878 inhabitants 1970 - 2,037 inhabitants 1980 - 1,997 inhabitants 1990 - 2,010 inhabitants 2000 - 2,108 inhabitants 2020 - 2,597 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 86.8% were Roman Catholic
 * 2.8% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.71% were Orthodox Church
 * 0.62% were another Christian church
 * 2.61% were Islamic

S. Giulio, mentioned from 1219, became a parish church in 1481. Other sacred buildings are:
 * S. Antonio from the mid-14th century and then expanded around 1620
 * Madonna del ponte chiuso or S. Anna (expanded in 1524 and expanded in the 17th century in a baroque style)
 * S. Rocco in Carasole (expanded 1481).

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
Roveredo was established as a parish in 1481. Church records begin in 1670. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms 1699-1765
 * Marriages 1671-1765
 * Burials 1670-1763
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1765-1805; Status animarum 1783
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1802-1837
 * Baptisms, marriages 1838-1875
 * Burials 1838-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Roveredo:
 * 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 Roveredo prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in Italian) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Graubünden

Societies
Rätische Vereinigung für Familienforschung (RVFF)

Società Genealogica della Svizzera italiana (SGSI)