Strada im Oberland, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Strada im Oberland, 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 Strada im Oberland is in the Surselva district and the Graubünden canton. It is located Bündner Oberland between Ilanz and Schnaus.

History
Strada im Oberland merged into the Ilanz municipality on 1978.

The population history of Strada im Oberland is: 1850 - 56 inhabitants 1900 - 50 inhabitants 1950 - 50 inhabitants 1970 - 41 inhabitants 1975 - 47 inhabitants 1990 - 73 inhabitants 2000 - 96 inhabitants 2015 - 117 inhabitants

Church Records
Strada im Oberland is part of the parish of Ilanz/Glion. See Ilanz/Glion for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Strada im Oberland:
 * 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 Strada im Oberland 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)