Pagig Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Pagig / Pagiai 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 Pagig (Romansh: Pagiai) is in the Schanfigg sub-district of the Plessur district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the northern side of the mid-Schanfigg. The village includes two hamlets on the northern slope of Schanfigg.

Pagig (as of 2006) has an area of 5.2 km² (2.0 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 58.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.5% - forested
 * 2.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 8.0% - non-productive

History
In 1160, Pagig was first mentioned by the name of de Puigo. Pagig (Romansh: Pagiai) is in the Plessur district and the Graubünden canton. By 1200, the region was mostly settled.

Pagig merged with St. Peter to form the St. Peter-Pagig municipality on 1 January 2008.

St. Peter-Pagig merged into the Arosa municipality on 1 January 2013. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Arosa
 * Calfreisen
 * Castiel
 * Langwies
 * Lüen
 * Molinis
 * Peist

The population history of Pagig is: 1808 - 75 inhabitants 1850 - 78 inhabitants 1900 - 88 inhabitants 1950 - 79 inhabitants 1970 - 43 inhabitants 2000 - 78 inhabitants 2007 - 63 inhabitants

Pagig belongs to the Sankt Peter parish for its spiritual needs. In 1530, Pagig adopted the Reformation. At the beginning of the 21st century, Pagig no longer had a church, school, or store.

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
Pagig became Reformed in 1530, when it belonged to Sankt Peter. Church records begin in 1821. Earlier records can be found in Sankt Peter. The following volume is available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1821-1876

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

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