Thayngen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Thayngen is in the Reiat district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located at the eastern foot of the Reiat. Thayngen (as of 2006) had an area of 11.9 km² (4.6 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 52.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 28.9% - forested
 * 17.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.8% - unproductive land

History
In 995, Thayngen was first mentioned by the name of Togingen. The Thayngen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton. Barzheim merged into the municipality of Thayngen in 2004. Thayngen municipality grew in size again on 1 January 2009. The municipalities that merged include:
 * Altdorf
 * Bibern
 * Hofen
 * Opfertshofen

The population history of Thayngen is: 1771 - 680 inhabitants 1836 - 1,141 inhabitants 1850 - 1,252 inhabitants 1900 - 1,508 inhabitants 1950 - 2,461 inhabitants 1990 - 4,726 inhabitants 2000 - 4,813 inhabitants 2008 - 4,935 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 22.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 57.1% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1157, the church was first mentioned. It was burned down during the Swabian War in 1723 and then rebuilt in 1504. In 1931, the Catholic parish was founded. A new church was built in 1952. Since 1902, a free evangelical community found a home in Thayngen.

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 Thayngen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Thayngen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen