Soglio Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Soglio / Suogl 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 Soglio (Romansh: Suogl / German: Sils im Bergell) is in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the northern side of the Bregaglia Valley and above the Maira river. The Soglio municipality includes the village of Soglio and part of Spino.

Soglio (as of 2006) has an area of 67.6 km² (26.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 25.3% - agricultural purposes
 * 8.6% - forested
 * 0.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 65.6% - non-productive

History
In 1186, Soglio was first mentioned by the name of de Solio. Soglio (Romansh: Suogl / German: Sils im Bergell) is in the Maloja district and the Graubünden canton.

Soglio merged into the Bregaglia municipality on 1 January 2010. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Bondo
 * Castasegna
 * Stampa
 * Vicosoprano

The population history of Soglio is: 1850 - 388 inhabitants 1900 - 349 inhabitants 1950 - 287 inhabitants 1960 - 326 inhabitants 1970 - 219 inhabitants 1980 - 220 inhabitants 1990 - 216 inhabitants 2000 - 172 inhabitants 2008 - 167 inhabitants

In 1354, the Saint-Laurent church was mentioned. Spiritually, Soglio belonged to the Notre-Dame de Porta parish in Promontogno. In 1552, Soglio adopted the Reformation.

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
The parish of Soglio was first mentioned in 1354; in 1552 it became Reformed. Church records begin in 1650. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1650-1760
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1760-1838
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Soglio:
 * 1809
 * 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 Soglio 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)