Opfertshofen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Opfertshofen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Opfertshofen is in the Reiat district and in the Schaffhausen canton. Since 2009, it was merged into Thayngen. It is located in the north of Switzerland along the eastern edge of a plateau between the Rhine and Hegau.

History
In 1307, Opfertshofen was first mentioned by the name of Ophershoven. The Opfertshofen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton. On 1 January 2009, Opfertshofen merged to form the municipality of Thayngen. Also merged were Altdorf, Bibern, Hofen, and Thayngen.

The population history of Opfertshofen is: 1771 - 86 inhabitants 1836 - 158 inhabitants 1850 - 186 inhabitants 1860 - 203 inhabitants 1900 - 156 inhabitants 1920 - 139 inhabitants 1950 - 152 inhabitants 1980 - 115 inhabitants 2000 - 141 inhabitants

From 1259, Opfertshofen was part of the Lohn parish. In 1867, it became a new parish and worked closely with neighboring communities of Altdorf, Bibern, and Hofen.

Church Records
The parish records for Canton Schaffhausen are found online from the Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen. They can be accessed here.

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

The following censuses are available for Opfertshofen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Opfertshofen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen