Rüdlingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Rüdlingen is in the Schaffhausen district and in the Schaffhausen canton. Rüdlingen is located on the knee of the Rhine river above the municipality of Eglisau. Rüdlingen (as of 2006) had an area of 5.5 km² (2.1 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 47.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 33.8% - forested
 * 8.1% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 10.5% - unproductive land

History
In 827, Rüdlingen was first mentioned by the name of Ruodiningun. The Rüdlingen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Rüdlingen is: 1771 - 300 inhabitants 1836 - 652 inhabitants 1850 - 704 inhabitants 1900 - 514 inhabitants 1950 - 370 inhabitants 2000 - 616 inhabitants 2008 - 665 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 14.3% were Roman Catholic
 * 68.5% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1130, the Sainte-Marguerite church became a parish. During the 12th or 13th century, it became attached to the Buchberg parish.

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 Rüdlingen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Rüdlingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen