Schübelbach Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Schübelbach 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, Schübelbach has an area of 29 km2 (11 sq mi). Schübelbach is a scattered habitat, a territory crossed by moraines, south of the Obersee, on the cantonal road Lachen-Reichenburg. The municipality consists of the villages of Schübelbach, Buttikon, and Siebnen-Schübelbach (Siebnen) and extends from the plain of the Linth (410 m altitude), in the north, to the summit of Chöpfenberg (1876 m) in the Pre-Alps, in the south-east.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 48.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 42.8% - forested
 * 6.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 2.6% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Schübelbach was in 1184 as Subelnebach.

The population history of Schübelbach is: 1652 - 420 inhabitants 1743 - 1168 inhabitants 1772 - 1500 inhabitants 1850 - 2041 inhabitants 1900 - 2206 inhabitants 1950 - 2714 inhabitants 2000 - 7030 inhabitants

The high plateau of Rothenthurm was one of the disputed regions during the border disagreement (Marchenstreit) between the Schwytzers and the convent of Einsiedeln, which caused the construction of a defensive wall accompanied by a moat running from one side of the mountain to the other. Documented for the first time in 1487, the towers, including the one standing to the east, gave the village its name. The high plateau assigned to Schwyz formed part of the district and parish of Steinen in 1350. Rothenthurm was part of the parish of Sattel, when it divided in 1598 from the mother parish of Steinen, then became a parish in 1776. Around 1600, a chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony seems to have been in Rothenthurm. The first church dates back to 1700, the current building, of late historic style, constructed 1873-1886, was refurbished in 1993-1994. The Notre-Dame de Lorette chapel (1679), in the hamlet of Biberegg, was another significant center; the Reding family still holds the patronage. In 1798, Rothenthurm was the location of a battle in which the Schwytzers initially won over the French.

Surrounding parishes
Benken (SG) Bilten (GL) Galgenen Innerthal Niederurnen (GL) Oberurnen (GL) Reichenburg Tuggen Vorderthal Wangen

Church Records
The parish of Schübelbach was established in 1536. Records are available from 1645 for baptisms, marriages, and 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 Schübelbach.

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

Zivilstandsamt Ausserschwyz Unterdorfstrasse 9 Postfach 140 CH - 8808 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 55 416 93 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@Freienbach.ch zivilstandsamt@freienbach.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 Schübelbach 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