Haldenstein Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Haldenstein / Lantsch sut 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 Haldenstein is in the Plessur Region and the Graubünden canton. It is located DETAILS. OTHERDETAILS

Haldenstein (as of 2006) has an area of 18.6 km² (7.2 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 25.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 53.9% - forested
 * 2.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 18.4% - non-productive

History
In 1149, Haldenstein was first mentioned by the name of Lanze In 1370, it was also mentioned as Lentz inferior. Before 2017, Haldenstein was in the Fünf Dörfer sub-district of the Landquart district and the Graubünden canton. After 2017, Haldenstein became part of the Plessur Region.

Haldenstein merged into the Chur municipality on 1 January 2021.

The population history of Haldenstein is: 1700 - NUMBER inhabitants 1750 - NUMBER inhabitants 1800 - NUMBER inhabitants 1850 - NUMBER inhabitants 1860 - NUMBER inhabitants 1870 - NUMBER inhabitants 1880 - NUMBER inhabitants 1890 - NUMBER inhabitants 1900 - NUMBER inhabitants 1910 - NUMBER inhabitants 1920 - NUMBER inhabitants 1930 - NUMBER inhabitants 1940 - NUMBER inhabitants 1950 - NUMBER inhabitants 1960 - NUMBER inhabitants 1970 - NUMBER inhabitants 1980 - NUMBER inhabitants 1990 - NUMBER inhabitants 2000 - NUMBER inhabitants 2010 - NUMBER inhabitants 2014 - NUMBER inhabitants 2018 - NUMBER inhabitants 2020 - NUMBER inhabitants

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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 some church records are available on FamilySearch. These records have a restriction for use only at a FamilySearch center near you.

Reformed
Haldenstein originally belonged to a cloister in Chur; in 1616 it became Reformed. Church records begin in 1741. Earlier records are likely found in Chur. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:


 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1741-1844
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1845-1876

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

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