Kloten Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Geography
Prior to 1958, Kloten included the parish of Opfikon. Kloten includes the village of Rüti of the civil parish of Winkel.

History
In 1958, the new church parish of Opfikon was established.

Surrounding Parishes
Bassersdorf Bülach Dietlikon Embrach Lufingen Oberglatt Rümlang Schwamendingen Seebach Wallisellen

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

The following censuses are available for Kloten:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Kloten families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich