Steinerberg Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Steinerberg 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, Steinerberg has an area of 6.9 km2 (2.7 sq mi). This village has numerous individual farms on the southern slope of the Rossberg.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 62.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.8% - forested
 * 5.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.3% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Steinerberg was in 1404 as on Steinerberg.

The population history of Steinerberg is: 1850 - 352 inhabitants 1900 - 393 inhabitants 1950 - 445 inhabitants 2000 - 896 inhabitants

In the late Middle Ages, the area around Steinerberg was part of the parish of Steinen. A small oratory is mentioned in 1478. The miraculous image of St. Anna in the chapel dedicated in 1501 made Steinerberg a place of pilgrimage of national importance until the 19th century. Today's church was constructed in 1570-72 and refurbished in 1785-86. In 1632, Steinerberg received baptismal and burial rights and in 1646 became a self-supporting parish.

Surrounding parishes
Arth Lauerz Sattel Steinen Unterägeri (ZG) Zug (ZG)

Church Records
The parish of Steinerberg was established in 1645. Before 1645, Steinerberg belonged to the parish of Steinen. Records are available from 1650 for baptisms, 1646 for marriages, and 1645 for 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 Steinerberg.

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

Zivilstandsamt Innerschwyz Herrengasse 17 CH - 6431 Schwyz

Tel: +41 41 819 07 14

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@gemeindeschwyz.ch zivilstandsamt@gemeindeschwyz.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 Steinerberg 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