Hottwil, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Hottwil, Aargau, 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 former municipality of Hottwil is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton. Prior to the 2010 merger, the municipality was in the Brugg district. It is located in the middle of the Tafeljura between the Aare river and Rhine valleys. It is surrounded by hills on all sides at the upper end of the Mettau Valley.

History
In 1150, Hottwil was first mentioned by the name of Hotiwilare. In 1289 as Hotwil. In 1303 as Hotwille. Hottwil is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton.

Hottwil merged into the Mettauertal municipality on 1 January 2010. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Etzgen
 * Mettau
 * Oberhofen
 * Wil

The population history of Hottwil is: 1764 - 195 inhabitants 1850 - 324 inhabitants 1900 - 210 inhabitants 1930 - 201 inhabitants 1950 - 203 inhabitants 1960 - 191 inhabitants 1970 - 171 inhabitants 1980 - 179 inhabitants 1990 - 221 inhabitants 2000 - 245 inhabitants 2008 - 259 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 32.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 53.1% were Swiss Reformed Church

Spiritually, Hottwil belonged of the parish of Mandach.

Collections

 * Bulleted list item

Church Records
Hottwil belongs to the parish of Mandach. See Mandach for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Hottwil:
 * 1837 (images 255-261)
 * 1850: Form A (images 198-206)
 * 1850: Form B (image 207)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Bern (GHGB)