Luzein Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Luzein 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 Luzein is in the Luzein sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district and the Graubünden canton. It is located along the right side of the Prättigau valley. The Luzein municipality was created in 1892 and consists of the village of Luzein and sections of Buchen, Luzein, Pany and Putz.

Luzein (as of 2006) has an area of 31.6 km² (12.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 41.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 46.6% - forested
 * 3.0% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 8.6% - non-productive

History
In 1185, Luzein was first mentioned by the name of Luzene. Luzein is in the Prättigau/Davos district and the Graubünden canton.

Luzein merged into the Luzein municipality on 1 January 2016. Other municipalities merged include:
 * St. Antönien

The population history of Luzein is: 1850 - 954 inhabitants 1900 - 841 inhabitants 1950 - 1,127 inhabitants 2000 - 1,110 inhabitants 2020 - 1,596 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 8.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 80.6% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 1.98% were Other Christian Church

In 1487, the Saint-Florian church was rebuilt. Until 1535, it was part of the parish of Jenaz. Until the middle of the 21st century, Buchen was part of the parish.

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
Luzern became an independent parish when during the Reformation in 1535. Church records begin in 1642. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms 1642-1720
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1719-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1833-1875

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

The censuses for the municipality of Luzein was divided into four fractions: Luzein, Pany, Putz, and Buchen. In 1835, Dalvazza was enumerated separately, but was combined with Luzein from 1838 onwards. Pany was a separate municipality until 1892, when it was merged into Luzein.

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Luzein:

Luzein/Dalvazza Pany Putz Buchen
 * 1835: Luzein
 * 1835: Dalvazza
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C
 * 1835
 * 1838
 * 1848
 * 1850
 * 1850, form C
 * 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 Luzein 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)