Schübelbach Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Schübelbach Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
As of 2006, Schübelbach has an area of 29 km2 (11 sq mi). Schübelbach is a scattered habitat, a territory crossed by moraines, south of the Obersee, on the cantonal road Lachen-Reichenburg. The municipality consists of the villages of Schübelbach, Buttikon, and Siebnen-Schübelbach (Siebnen) and extends from the plain of the Linth (410 m altitude), in the north, to the summit of Chöpfenberg (1876 m) in the Pre-Alps, in the south-east.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 48.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 42.8% - forested
 * 6.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 2.6% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Schübelbach was in 1184 as Subelnebach.

The population history of Schübelbach is: 1652 - 420 inhabitants 1743 - 1168 inhabitants 1772 - 1500 inhabitants 1850 - 2041 inhabitants 1900 - 2206 inhabitants 1950 - 2714 inhabitants 2000 - 7030 inhabitants

Part of the parish of Tuggen, with a chapel attested from 1370, Schübelbach became a parish in 1536. New churches were consecrated in the mid-16th century and in 1604, most recently to Saints Konrad and Ulrich. These patronages came from the abbeys of Pfäfers and Einsiedeln. A brotherhood of the Rosary was established in 1651.

Surrounding parishes
Benken (SG) Bilten (GL) Galgenen Innerthal Niederurnen (GL) Oberurnen (GL) Reichenburg Tuggen Vorderthal Wangen

Church Records
The parish of Schübelbach was established in 1536. Records are available from 1645 for baptisms, marriages, and burials.

Digital copies of the church records can be accessed onsite at the Schwyz State Archives. The archive has an online inventory of the records for Schübelbach.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Schübelbach belongs to the Ausserschwyz civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Ausserschwyz Unterdorfstrasse 9 Postfach 140 CH - 8808 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 55 416 93 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@Freienbach.ch zivilstandsamt@freienbach.ch]

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Schwyz State Archives. Additionally, the archive has a partial inventory of its holdings. The following records are viewable in person:


 * Births before 1900
 * Marriages before 1930
 * Deaths before 1960

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Schübelbach prior to 1875:

Related sources
The town's website (in German) can be found here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Schwyz

Societies
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung

Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz