Wynau Parish, Bern, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Prior to 1817 Wynau shared a 5 miles border with Solothurn,  the  being the physical barrier between the two. Solothurn was a Catholic canton, and prior to the 1848 Federal constitution, the canton’s were separated by a religious divide. Literally, people living in a Swiss reformed canton were not allowed to settle in a Catholic canton and vice versa. After the 1848 constitution there was slow and small changes in religious demographics.

History
When Aargau Canton was created in 1803 Wynau lost a significant part of land and population; however, the kirchegemeinde did not change until 1817, so you will find people who lived in Riken, Murgenthal, and Glashütten in the Wynau registers until 1817. Riken, Murgenthal, and Glashütten were in Murgenthal gemeinde. In 1817 Murgenthal kirchgemeinde was created in Aargau Canton.

Church Records
(see here for an article describing the Bern Church records)

The parish registers for Wynau were recorded in the following volumes, as numbered by the Cantonal Archive of Bern:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Wynau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Bern