Sagogn Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Sagogn / Sagens 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 Sagogn (German: Sagens) is in the Surselva Region and the Graubünden canton. Sagogn is located on the northern slope above the Vorderrhein on the bank of the Gruob (or Foppa). It includes the village sections of Innerdorf (Vitg Dadens) and Ausserdorf (Vitg Dado). Sagogn (as of 2006) has an area of 7 km² (2.7 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 23.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 59.7% - forested
 * 4.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 12.4% - non-productive

History
In 765, Sagogn was first mentioned by the name of Secanio. In 1160, it was mentioned as Sigannes. Until 1943, Sagogn was known by its German name as Sagens. Before 2017, Sagogn (German: Sagens) was in the Ilanz sub-district of the Surselva district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, it became part of the Surselva Region.

The population history of Sagogn is: 1803 - 399 inhabitants 1850 - 535 inhabitants 1900 - 405 inhabitants 1950 - 492 inhabitants 1970 - 383 inhabitants 1990 - 611 inhabitants 2000 - 597 inhabitants 2020 - 736 inhabitants

At the Reformation, the majority of the people of Sagogn remained Catholic so the Protestants, attached to the parishes of Castrisch or Ilanz, celebrated their worship in a private house and had no separate cemetery, until the construction of a temple in 1743. Confessional quarrels (Sagogn affair) almost triggered a religious war in Graubünden in 1701. From the early Middle Ages, the territory of Sagogn included the outlying settlements of Tuora and Foppas above the Rhine Gorge, as well as Murschetg (1497) and Lavanuz (765) above Laax. Until the Reformation, Tuora was a hamlet with seven houses and its own St. Peter's chapel but was abandoned as a permanent settlement around 1880.

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.

Catholic
The Catholic parish of Sagogn was founded by 765. The parish included Schluein until 1719, as well as Catholics living Ilanz/Glion. Church records begin in 1633. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms 1633-1822; Burials 1695-1827
 * Marriages 1634-1837
 * Baptisms 1822-1837; burials 1827-1837
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

Reformed
The earliest Reformed residents of Sagogn (a minority) met in a private house. Denominational disputes almost lead to a canton-wide religious war in 1701. Church records begin in 1713. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1713-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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