Siblingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Siblingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



Geography
The Municipality of Siblingen is in the Schleitheim district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located on the northern edge of the Klettgau plain.. Siblingen (as of 2006) had an area of 9.3 km² (3.6 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 44.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 48.7% - forested
 * 6.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.4% - unproductive land

History
In 1049, Siblingen was first mentioned by the name of Siblinga. The Siblingen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Siblingen is: 1771 - 466 inhabitants 1850 - 1,041 inhabitants 1900 - 656 inhabitants 1950 - 587 inhabitants 1990 - 743 inhabitants 2000 - 718 inhabitants 2008 - 743 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 13.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 72.8% were Swiss Reformed Church

Until 1640, Siblingen was part of the Neunkirch parish. Saint-Michel church is located locally.

Church Records
The parish records for Canton Schaffhausen are found online from the Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen. They can be accessed here.

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

The following censuses are available for Siblingen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Siblingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen