Celerina/Schlarigna Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Celerina/Schlarigna 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 Celerina/Schlarigna is in the Maloja Region and in the Graubünden canton. It includes the haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Celerina/Schlarigna and the hamlet of Crasta, in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district. After 2017, it was part of the Maloja Region. It is situated in the upper Engadin valley in the Oberengadin sub-district of the Maloja district and is across from the entrance of the Bernina Pass into the Engadin. The village is located between St. Moritz, Samedan, and Pontresina. The famous Cresta Run for tobogganing leads from St.Moritz to the Cresta neighborhood of Celerina. Celerina/Schlarigna (as of 2006) had an area of 24 km2 (9.3 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 34% - agricultural purposes
 * 30.5% - forested
 * 4.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 31.4%- unproductive land

History
In 1313, Celerina/Schlarigna was first mentioned by the name of Schellarin. In 1320, it went by the name of Celarina The municipality's official name used to be Celerina, until 1943, when it adopted the name Schlarigna/Celerina. In 1950, it was renamed again to Celerina/Schlarigna. The Celerina/Schlarigna municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Celerina/Schlarigna is: 1850 - 245 inhabitants 1900 - 341 inhabitants 1950 - 713 inhabitants 1960 - 868 inhabitants 1970 - 983 inhabitants 1980 - 890 inhabitants 1990 - 975 inhabitants 2000 - 1,353 inhabitants 2020 - 1,484 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 47.4% were Roman Catholic
 * 39.3% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.26% were Orthodox Church
 * 0.74% were another Christian church
 * 0.81% were Jewish
 * 0.37% were another Church

The former parish church of S. Gian was built in 1478 over a chapel that was built at the turn of the millennium. Around 1800, there was still a Trinity Church standing that was built around the year 1000 near the Inn Bridge.

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
The original church was built in the 14th century; the parish became Reformed in 1577. Church records begin in 1612. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1612-1723
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1723-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1836-1875

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Celerina/Schlarigna:
 * 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 Cerelina/Schlarigna 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)