Bergün/Bravuogn Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Bergün/Brauvogn 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.

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 family history center near you.

Reformed
Bergün/Brauvogn became Reformed between 1577-1590. In 1620, Latsch and Stugl/Stuls formed their own parishes. Marriage records begin in 1586, while baptisms and burials survive from 1680.. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Marriages 1586-1848
 * Baptisms, burials 1680-1796
 * Baptisms, burials 1797-1870
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Bergün/Brauvogn:
 * 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 Bergün/Brauvogn 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)