Kriegstetten Parish, Solothurn, Switzerland Genealogy

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Guide to Kriegstetten parish, Solothurn, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Municipalities within Kriegstetten
Note: The following Gemeinden were in Kriegstetten pre 1684. Aeschi, Bolken, Burgaschi, Etziken, Hüniken, Steinhof, Winistorf. In 1684 these places became part of the parish of Aeschi.

Surrounding Parishes
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Kriegstetten Gemeinde
It consists of about a half a square mile and had a population of about 190 in 1850.

Surnames
The community or gemeinde of Kriegstetten was the heimat or ancestral home for 9 surnames. The Register of Swiss Surnames provides the surnames associated with every gemeinde or community in Switzerland. The register provides correct spellings for surnames and place names.

Locations
A google map of Kriegstetten shows it in relation to the surrounding area.

Genealogies
There are numerous compiled genealogies that have been created since 1900; however, they need to verified by researching the parish registers since it has been proven that a percentage of them are inaccurate.

The following genealogies have been researched for Kriegstetten families:


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Church Records
Guide to Kriegstetten online Kirchenbuch

Civil Registration

Probate Records
Kriegstetten Probate records are online. See Family History Library Catalog for links. They cover the time period from 1666 to 1881. There is a comprehensive index of the records; also each volume has an index. Kreigstetten district probate records also cover the parishes of Aeschi, Biberist, Derendingen, Dietingen, Luterbach, Subingen, and Zuchwil. Those parishes south of the Aare river

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