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[[Image:Animation6.gif|thumb]]Welcome to the Switzerland&nbsp;page! <br>FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Switzerland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Swiss records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Switzerland page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
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Guide to '''Switzerland ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Switzerland is a landlocked country in Western and Central Europe surrounded by [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Germany Genealogy|Germany]], [[Italy Genealogy|Italy]], and [[Liechtenstein Genealogy|Liechtenstein]]. Switzerland's east and central cantons are primarily German speakers, western areas include many French speakers, and Italian speakers are found in southern Switzerland. The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the world.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Switzerland," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland, accessed 23 March 2016.</ref>


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== Getting started with Swiss research  ==


==Switzerland Map==
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Genealogical records are kept at the local level in Switzerland.


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'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
 
*[[Switzerland Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland, Canton of Basel-Stadt Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Canton of Basel-Stadt Church Records(FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland, Basel City Local Citizenship Requests (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Basel City Local Citizenship Requests (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland Church Book Extracts (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland Church Book Extacts (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Schaffhausen Genealogies and City Directories (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Switzerland, Canton of Vaud Land and Property Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Switzerland, Canton of Vaud Land and Property Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


== Cantons  ==
== Cantons  ==
Switzerland is divided into a series of cantons:
 
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*[[Portal:Switzerland - Aargau|Aargau]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy|Aargau (AG)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Appenzell Innerrhoden|Appenzell Innerrhoden]]  
    <li>[[Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland Genealogy|Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)]]</li>
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Appenzell Ausserrhoden|Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland Genealogy|Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Basel (Land)|Basel (Land)]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy|Basel-Landschaft (BL)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Basel (Stadt)|Basel (Stadt)]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland Genealogy|Basel-Stadt (BS)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Bern|Bern]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Bern, Switzerland Genealogy|Bern (BE)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Fribourg|Fribourg]]<br>
    <li>[[Canton Fribourg, Switzerland Genealogy|Fribourg (FR)]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Canton Genève, Switzerland Genealogy|Genève (Geneva) (GE)]]</li>  
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    <li>[[Canton Glarus, Switzerland Genealogy|Glarus (GL)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Genève|Genève]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Graubünden, Switzerland Genealogy|Graubünden (Grisons) (GR)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Glarus|Glarus]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Jura, Switzerland Genealogy|Jura (JU)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Graubünden|Graubünden]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Luzern, Switzerland Genealogy|Luzern (Lucerne) (LU)]]</li>
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Jura|Jura]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Neuchâtel, Switzerland Genealogy|Neuchâtel (NE)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Lucerne|Lucerne]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Nidwalden, Switzerland Genealogy|Nidwalden (NW)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]]<br>
    <li>[[Canton Obwalden, Switzerland Genealogy|Obwalden (OW)]]</li>  
 
    <li>[[Canton Sankt Gallen, Switzerland Genealogy|Sankt Gallen (SG)]]</li>  
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    <li>[[Canton Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy|Schaffhausen (SH)]]</li>  
 
    <li>[[Canton Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy|Schwyz (SZ)]]</li>  
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    <li>[[Canton Solothurn, Switzerland Genealogy|Solothurn (SO)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Nidwalden|Nidwalden]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Thurgau, Switzerland Genealogy|Thurgau (TG)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Obwalden|Obwalden]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Ticino, Switzerland Genealogy|Ticino (TI)]]</li>
*[[Portal:Switzerland - St. Gallen|St. Gallen]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Uri, Switzerland Genealogy|Uri (UR)]]</li>
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Valais, Switzerland Genealogy|Valais (VS)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Schwyz|Schwyz]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Vaud, Switzerland Genealogy|Vaud (VD)]]</li>
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Solothurn|Solothurn]]<br>  
    <li>[[Canton Zug, Switzerland Genealogy|Zug (ZG)]]</li>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Thurgau|Thurgau]]<br>
    <li>[[Canton Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy|Zürich (ZH)]]</li>
 
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*[[Portal:Switzerland - Ticino|Ticino]]<br>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Uri|Uri]]<br>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Valais|Valais]]<br>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Vaud|Vaud]]<br>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Zug|Zug]]<br>  
*[[Portal:Switzerland - Zürich|Zürich]]<br>
 
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== Research Tools  ==
 
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*The list of [[Switzerland Websites|Switzerland Websites]] at the Family History Library will help you get started in your search for Swiss ancestors.
*For German-speaking Swiss in Eastern Europe see the [[Germans from Russia|Germans from Russia]] Wiki page and the [http://www.feefhs.org/ Federation of East European Family History Societies] (FEEFHS) Internet site.
*Join the Switzerland Genealogy Research Community on [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Switzerland-Genealogy-Research-Community/198083210292836 Facebook] and [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Join_a_Skype_Research_Community Skype]!&nbsp;
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Switzerland.pdf BYU Research Outline for Switzerland]
 
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== Featured Content  ==
 
[[Image:Walkersbrunn-Kirche-Frontansicht-16-05-2005.jpg|thumb]]<br>Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Austria, Germany and Italy. It is made up of several ethnic groups. In the east and central cantons, you will find mostly German speaking people making up about 65% of the total population. The French speakers are mostly in the western areas and are about 18% of the population. Italian language population in southern Switzerland, makes up about 10% of the population. In the canton of Graubunden, about 1% of the population has Romansch ancestry. To find out more about Switzerland, please go to the following links:
 
*[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html CIA - The World Factbook - Switzerland]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
 
== Did You Know?  ==
 
Did you know that Julius Billeter researched over 1200 Swiss families?&nbsp; Maybe yours is one of them!&nbsp; To check for these records click&nbsp;here&nbsp;[http://204.9.225.220/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=58397&disp=Verzeichnis+der+genealogischen+Arbeiten+%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Bibliography of the works of Julius Billeter].&nbsp; [[Image:Flachsee Switzerland.jpg|thumb|center]]
 
For a listing of names searched see [http://www.ghgrb.ch/researchCorner/billeter.pdf Billeter Works] [in German].&nbsp;A helpful [http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/billet-e.htm commentary] on Julius Billeter's work is found on the [http://www.eye.ch/swissgen/ Swiss Genealogy on the Internet ]Web site. <br>  
 
Did you know that The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the World?<br>  
 
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*[[Switzerland Getting Started|Getting Started]]
*[[Switzerland What's the Next Step?|What's the Next Step?]]
*[[Switzerland Finding Your Ancestor in the Records|Finding your Ancestor in the Records]]
*[[Switzerland Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]&nbsp;
 
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*[[Switzerland Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Switzerland Biography|Biographies]]
*[[Switzerland Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Switzerland Census|Census]]
*[[Switzerland Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[Switzerland Church History|Church History]]
*[[Switzerland Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Switzerland Cities and Towns]]
*[[Switzerland Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Switzerland Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Switzerland Directories|Directories]]
*[[Switzerland Dwellings|Dwellings]]
*[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Switzerland Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Switzerland Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Switzerland Heraldry|Heraldry]]
*[[Switzerland Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[Switzerland History|History]]
*[[Switzerland Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]
*[[Switzerland Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Switzerland Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Switzerland Maps|Maps]]
*[[Switzerland Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Switzerland Names, Personal|Names Personal]]
*[[Switzerland Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Switzerland Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Switzerland Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Switzerland Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Switzerland Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[Switzerland Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Switzerland Place Names|Place Names]]
*[[Switzerland Population|Population]]
*[[Switzerland Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Switzerland Schools|Schools]]
*[[Switzerland Societies|Societies]]
 
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Welcome to the Switzerland page!
FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Switzerland page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Swiss records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Switzerland page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Getting started with Swiss research[edit | edit source]

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Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:

Cantons[edit | edit source]

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

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Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Walkersbrunn-Kirche-Frontansicht-16-05-2005.jpg

Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Austria, Germany and Italy. It is made up of several ethnic groups. In the east and central cantons, you will find mostly German speaking people making up about 65% of the total population. The French speakers are mostly in the western areas and are about 18% of the population. Italian language population in southern Switzerland, makes up about 10% of the population. In the canton of Graubunden, about 1% of the population has Romansch ancestry. To find out more about Switzerland, please go to the following links:

Did You Know?[edit | edit source]

Did you know that Julius Billeter researched over 1200 Swiss families?  Maybe yours is one of them!  To check for these records click here Bibliography of the works of Julius Billeter. 
Flachsee Switzerland.jpg

For a listing of names searched see Billeter Works [in German]. A helpful commentary on Julius Billeter's work is found on the Swiss Genealogy on the Internet Web site.

Did you know that The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the World?

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