Fideris Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Fideris / Fadrein 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
Fideris is a village in the Prättigau and a municipality in the political district of Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden. Before 2017, the municipality was situated in the Jenaz sub-district of the Prättigau/Davos district, after 2017 it was part of the Prättigau/Davos Region. It is a cross shaped linear village which lies on the Prättigau-Schanfigg road. It includes the village of Fideris which is made up of the sections of Strahlegg and Fideris-Au. Fideris (as of the 2004/09 survey) had an area of 25.36 km2 (9.79 sq mi). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 58.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 28.8% - forested
 * 3.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 9.4% - unproductive land

History
In 1370, Fideris was first mentioned by the name of Fidris. The Fideris municipality is in the Graubünden canton.

The population history of Fideris is: 1850 - 460 inhabitants 1860 - 437 inhabitants 1870 - 369 inhabitants 1880 - 398 inhabitants 1888 - 405 inhabitants 1900 - 363 inhabitants 1910 - 354 inhabitants 1920 - 407 inhabitants 1930 - 406 inhabitants 1941 - 480 inhabitants 1950 - 524 inhabitants 1960 - 549 inhabitants 1970 - 554 inhabitants 1980 - 492 inhabitants 1990 - 586 inhabitants 2000 - 586 inhabitants 2010 - 613 inhabitants 2014 - 587 inhabitants 2020 - 595 inhabitants

The church of Saint-Gall, recorded in 1443, was part of the Reformation (circa 1530) from the parish of Saint-Jean in Schiers; then it was served until 1641 by Jenaz.

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
After Fideris became Reformed in 1530, it was part of the parish of Jenaz until 1641, when it became a separate parish. Church records begin in 1645. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1645-1809
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1809-1836
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1875

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

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