Burg, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Burg, Aargau, 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 Burg is in the Kulm district and the Aargau canton. It is located in the upper Wynental river on the eastern slopes of the Stierenberg. The municipality is surrounded by the municipality of Menziken.

Burg (as of 2009) has an area of 0.94 km² (0.36 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 42.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 22.3% - forested
 * 33.0% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
In 1412, Burg was first mentioned by the name of Burg. Burg is in the Kulm district and the Aargau canton.

On 1 January 2023, the municipality of Burg merged to form the municipality of Menziken.

The population history of Burg is: 1764 - 154 inhabitants 1850 - 463 inhabitants 1900 - 563 inhabitants 1950 - 883 inhabitants 1990 - 1,142 inhabitants 2000 - 991 inhabitants 2018 - 1,033 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 27.9% were Roman Catholic
 * 42.9% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1528, Burg was introduced to the Reformation. Burg was separated from the Catholic parish of Pfeffikon. In 1529, the temple of Reinach was built. In 1890, the church of Menziken was inaugurated and formed a parish with Burg. In 1899, the Catholics belonged to the parish of Menziken-Reinach.

Church Records
Burg had belonged to the parish of Reinach until 1890, when it became an independent parish. See Reinach for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Burg:
 * 1837 (images 485-491)
 * 1850: Form A (images 590-600)
 * 1850: Form B (image 601)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)