Salouf Parish, Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Salouf / Salux 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 Salouf (German: Salux) is in the Surses sub-district of the Albula district and the Graubünden canton. It is located on a ledge on the east side of the Piz Toissa mountain and the western slope of the Oberhalbstein mountain. The Salouf municipality includes the village of Salouf and the hamlets of Mulegn and Del.

Salouf (as of 2006) has an area of 31.4 km² (12.1 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 42.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 28.2% - forested
 * 1.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 28.1% - non-productive

History
In 1160, Salouf was first mentioned by the name of Salugo. Until 1943, Salouf was known as Salux. Salouf (German: Salux) is in the Albula district and the Graubünden canton.

Salouf merged into the Surses municipality on 1 January 2016. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Bivio
 * Cunter
 * Marmorera
 * Mulegns
 * Riom-Parsonz
 * Savognin
 * Sur
 * Tinizong-Rona

The population history of Salouf is: 1850 - 413 inhabitants 1900 - 287 inhabitants 1950 - 289 inhabitants 1960 - 233 inhabitants 1970 - 206 inhabitants 1980 - 157 inhabitants 1990 - 185 inhabitants 2000 - 280 inhabitants 2010 - 218 inhabitants 2014 - 216 inhabitants

In 1290, the church of Saint-Georges was mentioned. It was rebuilt around 1500. In 1595, the Saint-Roch chapel was founded.

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.

Catholic
The first parish church was dedicated in 1290. Church records begin in 1641. The following volumes are only available on microfilm at the Graubünden State Archives:
 * Baptisms 1641-1800; marriages 1643-1798; burials 1642-1800; confirmations 1643-1788
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1800-1837; confirmations 1802-1835
 * Baptisms 1838-1887; marriages, burials 1838-1875; confirmations 1838-1884

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

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