Biberstein, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Biberstein, Aargau, 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 municipality of Biberstein is in the district of Aarau of the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Biberstein is situated on the north bank of the Aar River near Aarau. The surrounding communities are Auenstein to the east, Küttigen to the west, Rohr to the south, Rupperswil to the south-east, and Thalheim to the north-east.

Biberstein (as of 2006) has an area of 4.1 km² (1.6 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 34.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 50.6% - forested
 * 10% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 4.6% - non-productive (rivers or lakes)

History
In 1280, Biberstein was first mentioned by the name of Biberstein.

The population history of Biberstein is: 1764 - 307 inhabitants 1850 - 761 inhabitants 1888 - 594 inhabitants 1900 - 651 inhabitants 1930 - 549 inhabitants 1950 - 652 inhabitants 2000 - 1,101 inhabitants 2020 - 1,588 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 21.4% were Roman Catholic
 * 61.6% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.18% were Christian Catholic Church

Biberstein together with the neighboring Küttigen formed the parish of Kirchberg (parish church between the villages).

Church Records
Biberstein belongs to the parish of Kirchberg in the municipality of Küttigen. See Küttigen for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Biberstein:
 * 1837 (images 237-251)
 * 1850: Form A (images 127-145)
 * 1850: Form B (image 146)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)