Tinizong Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Tinizong / Tinzen 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
In 1998, the villages of Rona and Tinizong were merged into the municipality of Tinizong-Rona as well as the Ober-Rona (Romansh: Ruegnas) on a terrace and Unter-Rona (Romansh: Rieven) along the banks of the Gelgia. The former municipality of Tinizong-Rona is in the Sursés sub-district of the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. It is located along the route to Julier Pass.

Tinizong-Rona (as of 2006) has an area of 54.3 km² (21.0 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 32.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 25.8% - forested
 * 1.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 40.6% - non-productive

History
In 96, Tinizong was first mentioned by the name of Tinnetione. In German, it is Tinzen. In 1998, the villages of Rona and Tinizong were merged into the municipality of Tinizong-Rona as well as the Ober-Rona (Romansh: Ruegnas) on a terrace and Unter-Rona (Romansh: Rieven) along the banks of the Gelgia. Tinizong-Rona is in the Albula district and the Graubünden canton.

Tinizong-Rona merged into the Surses municipality on 1 January 2016. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Bivio
 * Cunter
 * Marmorera
 * Mulegns
 * Riom-Parsonz
 * Salouf
 * Savognin
 * Sur

The population history of Tinizong-Rona is: 1850 - 544 inhabitants (413 in Tinizong) 1900 - 496 inhabitants (408 in Tinizong) 1950 - 530 inhabitants (409 in Tinizong) 1960 - 470 inhabitants 1970 - 409 inhabitants 1980 - 332 inhabitants 1990 - 339 inhabitants (281 in Tinizong) 2000 - 369 inhabitants 2014 - 320 inhabitants

In 1180, the church of Saint-Blaise. It was reconstructed in 1512. In 1610, the town was destroyed by fire (including the church). The church was rebuilt in 1663.

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.

Catholic
The parish of Tinizong has existed since the Medieval era. It included Rona until 1907. Church records begin in 1634. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1634-1812; confirmations 1634-1807
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials, confirmations 1812-1837
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1838-1875; confirmations 1846-1871

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

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