Küblis Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Küblis / Cuvlignas 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
Küblis or Kublis is a village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. Before 2017, the municipality was situated in the Küblis sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. Located in the Prättigau valley at the branching of the road to St. Antönien, Conters and Fideris/Jenaz, it includes the linear village of Küblis and the hamlets of Prada, Tälfsch and Pläviggin. Küblis (as of 2006) had an area of 8.1 km2 (3.1 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 44% - agricultural purposes
 * 42.4% - forested
 * 4.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 8.6% - unproductive land

History
In 1351, Küblis was first mentioned by the name of ze Cüblins. It was also mentioned in 1389 as Kúblis. The Küblis municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Küblis is: 1850 - 455 inhabitants 1900 - 416 inhabitants 1950 - 716 inhabitants 2000 - 830 inhabitants 2020 - 891 inhabitants

Recorded in 1428 as a subsidiary of Saint-Jean in Schiers, the Saint-Nicolas church was destroyed by the flooding of a torrent in 1464 and reconstructed in 1472. Around 1530, the village adopted the Reformation and became a parish. Küblis was struck by floods several times (1464, 1762, 1910).

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
Küblis was established as an independent parish in 1537 during the Reformation. Church records begin in 1646. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1646-1728
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1728-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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