Engi Parish, Glarus, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Engi Parish, Glarus, 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 village of Engi is located at an elevation of 812 m (2,664 ft) on the right bank of the Sernf river. Village sections of Vorderdorf, Dörfli and Hinterdorf are included in Engi. It is located on and near the road between Schwanden and Elm. The village of Schwanden is located downstream and to the west, and the village of Matt is upstream and to the south. In 2006, Engi had an area of 40.7 km2 (15.7 sq mi), covering a considerable area on each side of the river. This area includes the peaks of the Gufelstock (2,436 m or 7,992 ft), Bützistock (2,496 m or 8,189 ft), Magerrain (2,524 m or 8,281 ft) and Gulderstock (2,511 m or 8,238 ft) to the east, and the Gandstock (2,315 m or 7,595 ft) to the west.

The land is divided as follows:
 * 38.1% is used for agricultural purposes
 * 36.1% is forested
 * 1.2% is settled (buildings or roads)
 * 24.6% is non-productive (rivers, glaciers, or mountains)

History
Engi was first recorded as "ze engi" in 1350. Glarus Süd was created on 1 January 2011 and Engi became part of this new municipality. Other localities merged include:
 * Betschwanden
 * Braunwald
 * Elm
 * Haslen (GL)
 * Linthal
 * Luchsingen
 * Matt
 * Mitlödi
 * Rüti (GL)
 * Schwändi
 * Schwanden (GL)
 * Sool

The population history of Engi is: 1777 - 267 men 1850 - 1,197 inhabitants 1900 - 1,160 inhabitants 1950 - 1,122 inhabitants 2000 - 656 inhabitants 2010 - 609 inhabitants

During the 16th century, slate mining provided slates for many uses, and from 1602, it produced enough goods to support an export tax. On 8 July 1905, the Sernftal tramway was opened connecting Schwanden with Engi and other communities.

Until 1395, dues were paid to the convent of Säckingen. Since 1273, Engi was part of the parish of Glarus and belonged to Matt where the church was once built. In 1528, the Reformation was introduced. In 1984, the Catholic Chapel was established for the Protestant parish (Kirchgemeinde) of Matt-Engi.

Church Records
Baptism, marriage, and burial records for the parish of Engi began in 1801. Before 1801, Engi belonged to the parish of Matt. Information from the church records was extracted by Johann Jakob Kubly-Müller and organized into families. The Glarus Family Tree has made much of this data available online.

Original church records for Canton Glarus are only accessible at the Glarus State Archives.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1849. Engi belongs to the Glarus civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandskreis Glarus Postgasse 29 8750 Glarus Tel: +41 55 646 69 50 email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@gl.ch zivilstandsamt@gl.ch]

Genealogies
(Click here for an article describing Swiss compiled genealogies.)

The Glarus Family Tree is a project which shows the family links between about 200 original families from Glarus. The source of most of this information is the 30-year, 36-volume genealogical masterpiece by Johann Jakob Kubly-Müller. The tree has more than 270,000 individuals can be found online at Geneal-Tree, MyHeritage, Geneanet, and Ancestry.

Related sources
In 2011, Canton Glarus was reorganized into three municipalities. Engi is now part of the Glarus Süd municipality. The municipality website can be accessed here.

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Glarus