Grüningen Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Bubikon Egg Gossau Hombrechtikon Oetwil am See

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

The following censuses are available for Grüningen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Grüningen families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Grüningen belongs to the Wetzikon civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Wetzikon Bahnhofstrasse 167 CH-8622 Wetzikon

Tel: +41 44 931 32 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch zivilstandswesen@wetzikon.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich