Ingenbohl Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Ingenbohl 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, Ingenbohl has an area of 13.5 km2 (5.2 sq mi). Ingenbohl is situated along the Lake of Lucerne. It includes the village of Ingenbohl and the hamlets of Brunnen, Wilen, Schränggigen, and Unterschönenbuch as well as scattered farmhouses.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 31% - agricultural purposes
 * 49.1% - forested
 * 16.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3.8% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Ingenbohl was in 1387 as uff Ingenbol.

The population history of Ingenbohl is: 1850 - 1548 inhabitants 1900 - 3070 inhabitants 1950 - 4442 inhabitants 1980 - 6232 inhabitants 2000 - 7482 inhabitants

Ingenbohl originally was part of the parish of St. Martin in Schwyz. A chapel was first recorded in 1387, and a new one was constructed in 1481. In 1618, a separate parish was formed, whereby the tithes initially remained with the pastor of Schwyz. Today's church was constructed in 1661, expanded in 1788, enlarged again in 1926-27, and refurbished in 1976-78.

Surrounding parishes
Emmetten (NW) Gersau Lauerz Morschach Seelisberg (UR) Schwyz

Church Records
The parish of Ingenbohl was established in 1618. Before 1618, Ingenbohl belonged to the parish of Schwyz. Records are available from 1667.

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 Ingenbohl.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Ingenbohl 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 Ingenbohl 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