Latsch Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Latsch 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 Latsch is in the Albula region and the Graubünden canton. It is located on the right above the Albula on a terrace at 1588 m.

History
In 1154, Latsch was first mentioned by the name of de Lacis.

Latsch merged into the Bergün/Bravuogn municipality on 1912. Bergün/Bravuogn merged into the Bergün Filisur municipality on 1 January 2018.

The population history of Latsch is: 1579 - 113 inhabitants 1808 - 112 inhabitants 1850 - 141 inhabitants 1900 - 129 inhabitants 1910 - 112 inhabitants

In 1523, the chapel of St. Nicolaus is mentioned. In 1590, Latsch accepted the Reformation and separated from the Bergün mother church in 1620. In 1689, it also broke away ecclesiastically from Stuls.

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
Latsch became Reformed in 1590 and became an independent parish from Bergün/Bravuogn in 1620. Church records begin in 1716. See Bergün/Bravuogn for earlier records. The following volumes are available on FamilySearch:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1716-1879
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1722-1846
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1837-1887

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

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