Grüsch Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Grüsch / Crusch 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
Grüsch is a village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2011, Fanas and Valzeina were merged with the municipality of Grüsch. Before 2017, the municipality was situated in the Schiers sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district on a scree slope above the Taschinasbach. It includes the Haufendorf village (an irregular, unplanned and quite closely packed village, built around a central square) of Grüsch and the hamlets of Überlandquart and Cavadura (since 1874). Grüsch (as of 2006) had an area of 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 39.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 51.3% - forested
 * 6.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3% - unproductive land

History
In 1340, Grüsch was first mentioned by the name of Grusch. It was also mentioned in 1375 as Crüsch. The Grüsch municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Grüsch is: 1850 - 614 inhabitants 1880 - 577 inhabitants 1888 - 681 inhabitants 1900 - 629 inhabitants 1950 - 726 inhabitants 1970 - 709 inhabitants 2020 - 2,115 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 14.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 72.6% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.74% were Orthodox Church
 * 2.07% were another Christian church
 * 1.74% were Islamic

The church of St. Jodocus, recorded in 1495, was demolished and relocated in 1720. Until the Reformation (1561) Grüsch was part of the parish of St. Johann in Schiers.

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 Grüsch was established during the Reformation, in 1561. Church records begin in 1685. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1685-1810
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1810-1876
 * Baptisms 1837-1875
 * Marriages, burials 1837-1873

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

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