Stein am Rhein Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy
Guide to Stein am Rhein Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
Geography[edit | edit source]
The municipality of Stein am Rhein is in the Stein district and in the Schaffhausen canton.
It is the capital of the Stein district.
Stein am Rhein is located at the foot of the Klingenberg on the banks of the Rhine. It is at the western end of the Lower Lake of Constance.
Stein am Rhein (as of 2018) had an area of 6.05 km² (2.34 square miles).
The land use was divided up as follows: [1] [2]
- 29.9% - agricultural purposes
- 42.4% - forested
- 22.0% - settled (buildings or roads)
- 5.7% - unproductive land
History[edit | edit source]
In 833, Stein am Rhein was first mentioned by the name of Stein. It was later known as Lithopolis or Gaunodurum.
The Stein am Rhein municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton. [3] [4]
The population history of Stein am Rhein is:
1500 - 1,200 inhabitants
1583 - 1,720 inhabitants
1643 - 830 inhabitants
1798 - 1,148 inhabitants
1850 - 1,469 inhabitants
1900 - 1,777 inhabitants
1950 - 2,352 inhabitants
1990 - 2,815 inhabitants
2000 - 2,995 inhabitants
2020 - 3,561 inhabitants [5] [6]
Per the 2000 census:
- 25.1% were Roman Catholic
- 50.6% were Swiss Reformed Church [7]
Stein am Rhein has two parishes - Burg on the left bank and Stein-Hemisofen on the right bank.
The Church of St. John in Burg is the oldest in the Schaffhausen canton. [8]
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Locations within Stein am Rhein[edit | edit source]
Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]
Collections[edit | edit source]
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- See Zürich Census for more information.
The following censuses are available for Stein am Rhein:
| Census Year | FS Library Film number | item number | beginning page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | 1185139 | 2 | 1 |
| 1637 | 1185141 | 2 | 695 |
| 1640 | 1185143 | 2 | 71 |
| 1643 | 1185146 | 1 | 433 |
| 1650 | 1185150 | 2 | 361 |
| 1670 | 1185153 | 1 | 849 |
| 1682 | 1185160 | 2 | 3 |
| 1689 | 1185162 | 1 | 1 |
| 1694 | 1185166 | 2 | 1 |
| 1707 | 1185172 | 2 | 811 |
| 1709-1710 | 1185169 | 2 | 919 |
The following censuses are available for the parish of Burg:
| Census Year | FS Library Film number | item number | beginning page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1634 | 1185140 | 2 | 403 |
| 1637 | 1185142 | 2 | 381 |
| 1640 | 1185144 | 2 | 47 |
| 1644 | 1185147 | 1 | 487 |
| 1650 | 1185150 | 3 | 817 |
| 1670 | 1185155 | 2 | 301 |
| 1684 | 1185156 | 2 | 311 |
| 1701 | 1185165 | 2 | 603 |
| 1709 | 1185172 | 2 | 275 |
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- See Switzerland Compiled Genealogies for more information.
The following genealogies have been researched for Stein am Rhein families:
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Surnames[edit | edit source]
The following surnames held citizenship in Stein am Rhein prior to 1875:
Related Sources[edit | edit source]
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen
References[edit | edit source]
Historical Gazetteer of Switzerland
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Stein am Rhein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stein_am_Rhein#:~:text=Geography, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Michel Guisolan, "Stein am Rhein (commune)," in Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS), https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/001288/2013-01-10/, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Stein am Rhein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stein_am_Rhein#:~:text=History, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Michel Guisolan, "Stein am Rhein (commune)," in Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS), https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/001288/2013-01-10/, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Stein am Rhein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stein_am_Rhein#:~:text=historical%20population, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Michel Guisolan, "Stein am Rhein (commune)," in Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS), https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/001288/2013-01-10/, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Stein am Rhein," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stein_am_Rhein#:~:text=Roman%20Catholic%20Church, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ Michel Guisolan, "Stein am Rhein (commune)," in Historical Encyclopedia of Switzerland (HLS), https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/001288/2013-01-10/, accessed 10 November 2022.