Staatsarchiv des Kantons Graubünden

  • State Archives of the Grisons

Address

Karlihofplatz
Chur
Grisons
CH-7001
Switzerland

Phone

+41 (0)81 2572803

Fax

+41 (0)81 257 20 01

Mandates/Sources of Authority

The Archives' mission and activities are governed by the Cantonal Law on Records Management and Archiving from 28. August 2015 and its associated Ordinance of 12. December 2015.

Administrative Structure

The State Archives are part of the Cantonal Office for Culture, within the Department of Education, Culture and Environmental Protection (EKUD) of the Canton of Graubünden.

Records Management and Collecting Policies

The State Archives are the archives of the Canton of the Grisons and its legal predecessors. In addition to the official records, a wealth of documents of private origin record the history of the canton.

Archival and Other Holdings

The State Archives documents 800 years of history. The rich collections include documents, files, protocols, manuscripts, drawings, photos, printed matter and now, electronic data. Approximately 7000 linear metres of material is currently available and the collection continues to grow with each new acquisitions. The oldest document in the archives is a will dating from 1209.

Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication

Opening Times

Montag, Dienstag, Donnerstag : 09.00-11.45 & 13.00-16.45

Mittwoch : 09.00-17.30

Freitag : 09.00-16.45

Conditions of Access

The holdings of the State Archives are open to the public and can be consulted free of charge, provided they are no longer subject to data protection restrictions.

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