Reinach Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Reinach Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Church Records
Originally part of Pfeffingen, Reinach became and independent parish in 1511. In 1525, the area became Reformed; in 1595, it was recatholicized and moved to the parish of Arlesheim. For earlier records, see Arlesheim.

In 1611, it again became an independent parish. Parish records for Arisdorf are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 28 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1633-1922 Baptisms at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1634-1919 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1634-1913 Burials at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1641-1901 Confirmations at Basel-Landschaft State Archive - with gaps
 * 1634-1854 Family Book at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)