Ramosch Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Ramosch / Remüs 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 former municipality of Ramosch (German: Remüs) is in the Ramosch sub-district of the Inn district in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located along the left bank of the Inn river. It includes the village of Ramosch and the village section of Vnà as well as the settlements of Raschvella and Seraplana.

Ramosch (as of 2006) has an area of 84.1 km² (32.5 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 32.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 26.5% - forested
 * 0.7% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 40.1% - non-productive

History
In 930, Ramosch was first mentioned by the name of in vico Remuscie. It was mentioned in 1070-1078 as Rhemuscie. Until 1943, Ramosch was known as the German name of Remüs.

Ramosch merged into the new Valsot municipality on 1 January 2013. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Tschlin

The population history of Ramosch is: 1835 - 681 inhabitants 1850 - 621 inhabitants 1900 - 558 inhabitants 1950 - 565 inhabitants 2000 - 440 inhabitants 2010 - 484 inhabitants 2011 - 483 inhabitants

The first Christian church in the Engadine was located here in the 6th century and was the center of the original parish of the Lower Engadine. The Gothic parish church was built in 1522 The Reformation was adopted in 1530.

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.

Ramosch
Ramosch was the original parish of the Lower Engadin valley. It became Reformed in 1530. Church records begin in 1764. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1764-1819
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1819-1837
 * Baptisms 1837-1876
 * Marriages, burials 1837-1876

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Ramosch:
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850 (pages 175-183)
 * 1850 (pages 184-194)
 * 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 Ramosch 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)