Filisur Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Filisur / Filisour 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 Filisur (Romansh: Filisour) is in the Bergün sub-district of the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the right bank of the Albula river at an elevation of 1,504 m (4,934 ft). The Filisur municipality includes the village of Filisur and the Jenisberg hamlet.

Filisur (as of 2006) has an area of 44.6 km² (17.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 18.1% - agricultural purposes
 * 46.6% - forested
 * 1.6% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 33.7% - non-productive

History
In 1262, Filisur was first mentioned by the name of villa Fallisour. Filisur (Romansh: Filisour) is in the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Filisur became part of the Albula Region.

Filisur merged into the Bergün Filisur municipality on 1 January 2018. Bergün/Bravuogn also merged into the new municipality of Bergün Filisur.

The population history of Filisur is: 1803 - 164 inhabitants 1850 - 280 inhabitants 1888 - 273 inhabitants 1900 - 644 inhabitants 1910 - 333 inhabitants 1950 - 375 inhabitants 1960 - 318 inhabitants 1970 - 325 inhabitants 1980 - 410 inhabitants 1990 - 413 inhabitants 2000 - 466 inhabitants 2010 - 461 inhabitants 2017 - 434 inhabitants 2020 - 434 inhabitants

Until 1496, Filisur came under Bergün spiritually. Around 1590, Filisur adopted the Reformation. In 1495, the church was dedicated to Saints Josse and Florin. It was then dedicated to Saint Martin.

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
Filisur became a Reformed parish in 1590. Church records begin in 1680. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1680-1779; census 1680; (another filming see here)
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1778-1836; (another filming see here)
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875; (another filming see here)

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

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