Grono Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Grono 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 Grono is Moesa Region in the Italian-speaking part of the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The village is located on the right bank of the Moesa river by the mouth of the Calanca.

Grono (as of 2004/09) has an area of 14.83 km² (5.73 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 8.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 58.4% - forested
 * 4.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 28.5% - non-productive

History
In 1219, Grono was first mentioned by the name of de Grono. It was also mentioned in 1395 as de Agrono. Before 2017, Grono was located in the Roveredo sub-district of the Moesa district in the canton of Graubünden. After 2017, Grono became part of the Moesa Region.

Grono merged into the Grono municipality on 1 January 2017. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Leggia
 * Verdabbio

The population history of Grono is: 1773 - 296 inhabitants 1850 - 517 inhabitants 1900 - 484 inhabitants 1950 - 528 inhabitants 2000 - 916 inhabitants 2020 - 1,397 inhabitants

Grono was part of the Chapter of San Vittore and then became an independent parish in 1521. The Church of San Clemente, mentioned in 1219, was refurbished in 1935 and 1978.

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 some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Catholic
Grono became an independent parish in 1521. Church records begin in 1648. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1648-1838; Status animarum 1694-1700, 1723, 1757
 * Baptisms 1815-1852; Status animarum 1844, 1846
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875

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

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