Dietikon Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Dietikon parish, Zürich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
After the Reformation, much of Dietikon was re-Catholicized. The protestant residents of Dietikon belonged to the parish of Urdorf until 1959, when an independent Protestant parish was established in Dietikon.

Surrounding Parishes
Bergdietikon (Aargau) Schlieren Spreitenbach (Aargau) Urdorf Weiningen

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

Census records exist only for the Protestant residents of Dietikon; they are listed under the censuses of Urdorf.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Dietikon families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich