Tarasp Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Tarasp 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 former municipality of Tarasp is in the Sur Tasna sub-district of the Inn district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the right bank of the Inn river. Tarasp includes the village of Tarasp and the castle hill.

Tarasp (as of 2006) has an area of 46.9 km² (18.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 12.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 34.6% - forested
 * 0.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 51.6% - non-productive

History
In 1089-1096, Tarasp was first mentioned by the name of in castro de Taraspes. Tarasp is in the Inn district and the Graubünden canton.

Tarasp merged into the Scuol municipality on 1 January 2015. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Ardez
 * Ftan
 * Guarda
 * Scuol
 * Sent

The population history of Tarasp is: 1630 - 242 inhabitants 1835 - 403 inhabitants 1850 - 357 inhabitants 1900 - 278 inhabitants 1950 - 307 inhabitants 2000 - 328 inhabitants 2014 - 337 inhabitants

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.

Catholic
The parish of Tarasp was established in 1567. Church records begin in 1625. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms 1625-1716; marriages 1629-1716; burials 1632-1716; Status animarum 1631, 1652, 1655, 1670, 1705
 * Baptisms 1717-1797; marriages, burials 1717-1799; Status animarum 1750
 * Baptisms 1797-1838
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1798-1838
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875; confirmations 1838-1870

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

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