Schönenbuch Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Schönenbuch Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Schönenbuch is in the Arlesheim district and the Basel-Landschaft canton. It is located on the edge of the Sundgau. It is surrounded by France on three sides. The municipality of Schönenbuch includes the haufendorf village (unplanned and closely packed village built around a central square) of Schönenbuch.

Schönenbuch (as of 2009) has an area of 1.36 km² (0.53 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 65.4% - agricultural purposes
 * 1.5% - forested
 * 30.9% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
In 1315, Schönenbuch was first mentioned by the name of Schoenenbuoch. In 1816, it became an independent municipality. Schönenbuch is in the Arlesheim district and the Basel-Landschaft canton.

The population history of Schönenbuch is: 1671 - 13 Homes 1850 - 218 inhabitants 1860 - 251 inhabitants 1870 - 222 inhabitants 1880 - 257 inhabitants 1888 - 235 inhabitants 1900 - 255 inhabitants 1910 - 240 inhabitants 1920 - 257 inhabitants 1930 - 280 inhabitants 1941 - 296 inhabitants 1950 - 298 inhabitants 1960 - 298 inhabitants 1970 - 453 inhabitants 1980 - 754 inhabitants 1990 - 1,002 inhabitants 2000 - 1,245 inhabitants 2021 - 1,442 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 44.1% were Roman Catholic
 * 32.9% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.16% were Orthodox Church
 * 0.96% were Christian Catholic Church
 * 2.09% were Other Christian Church

Spiritually, Schönenbuch belonged to the Allschwil parish. In 1862, Schönenbuch became a parish. In 1627, the Saint-Nicolas chapel was built. It was demolished in 1790. In 1825, the Saint-Jean church was established.

Church Records
Schönenbuch belonged to Allschwil until 1862, when it became an independent parish. For earlier records, see Allschwil.

Parish records for Schönenbuch are located onsite at the Schönenbuch parish office.

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)