Zürich Grossmünster Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Grossmünster Parish, Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Geography
The parish of Grossmünster served portions of the city of Zürich, as well as the municipalities of Albisrieden, Hirslanden, Hottingen, Riesbach, and Witikon. In 1614, the church parish of Predigern was established from Grossmünster. The three municipalities of Hirslanden, Hottingen, and Riesbach, Zürich, Switzerland banded together to form the independent parish church of Neumünster in 1834; these three civil parishes had been using the filial Kreuzkirche in Riesbach since the 17th century. In 1864, Witikon was created as an independent church parish, while in 1866, Albisrieden was established as an independent church parish.

Church Records
Grossmünster records are available for the years 1525-1875. These records are available online in color through 1875 from the Zürich city archive. They can be accessed here.

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

Some censuses are listed under the filial parishes that belonged to Grossmünster. The following censuses are available for the entire church parish of Grossmünster:

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich