Trin Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Trin / Trins / Hohentrins 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 Trin is in the Imboden Region and the Graubünden canton. Trin rests on the mountain-side above the Rhine valley on the road between Domat/Ems and Flims. It includes the villages of Trin, Digg, and Mulin.

Trin (as of 2006) has an area of 47.2 km² (18.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 33.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 24.3% - forested
 * 1.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 40.8% - non-productive

History
In the 12th Century, Trin was first mentioned by the name of Turunnio. Until 1943 Trin was known as Trins. Before 2017, Trin was in the Trins sub-district of the Imboden district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Trin became part of the Imboden Region.

The population history of Trin is: 1803 - 686 inhabitants 1850 - 919 inhabitants 1900 - 755 inhabitants 1930 - 655 inhabitants 1950 - 695 inhabitants 1990 - 922 inhabitants 2000 - 1,108 inhabitants 2020 - 1,479 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 22.7% were Roman Catholic
 * 56.3% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.08% were Orthodox Church
 * 2.08% were from another Christian church
 * 0.81% were Islamic

Tamins was part of the parish of Trin until 1459. According to tradition, the fortified church of Crap Sogn Barcazi, with a baptistery, was built around 750 by Pépin le Bref. It was abandoned in the classical Middle Ages in favor of the village church (dedication to Saint Germain attested in 1459). In 1535, the community 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 Trin became Reformed in 1535. Church records begin in 1666. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1666-1802
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1803-1855
 * Baptisms 1837-1875
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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