Dallenwil, Nidwalden, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Dallenwil, Nidwalden, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
As of 2006, Dallenwil has an area of 15.5 square kilometers (6.0 sq mi). The municipality is situated along the old cantonal highway from Stans to Wolfenschiessen and around the parish church.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 53.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 38% - forested
 * 4.6% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3.7% - rivers, glaciers or mountains

History
The first mention of Dallenwil was in 1199-1210 as Tellewilare or Telliwilare. In 1850, it was mentioned as Thalwyl and it wasn't until 1913, that it became known as Dallenwil.

Dallenwil was established as a municipality in 1850 from Stans.

The population history of Dallenwil is: 1850 - 731 inhabitants 1900 - 612 inhabitants 1950 - 869 inhabitants 1980 - 1142 inhabitants 2000 - 1649 inhabitants

In 1325, Johann von Kienberg established the Wiesenberg pilgrimage site (1754 today's chapel). The Catherine Chapel, established in Stettli in 1460, was refurbished in 1867. Saint-Laurent (1473), refurbished in 1694 after the creation of a chapelry, has served as a parish church since 1923, when Dallenwil divided from Stans.

Surrounding parishes
Ennetmoos Kerns (OW) Oberdorf Stans Wolfenschiessen

Church Records
Dallenwil was established as an independent parish in 1923. Before 1923, Dallenwil belonged to the parish of Stans.

These church records can be accessed onsite on microfilm at the Nidwalden State Archives. The archive does not undertake family research for private researchers, but the archive will provide a list of local researchers.

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Dallenwil belongs to the Nidwalden civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Zivilstandsamt Nidwalden Marktgasse 3 Postfach 1244 CH - 6371 Stans

Tel: +41 618 72 60

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@nw.ch zivilstandsamt@nw.ch]

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Nidwalden State Archives. The following records are viewable in person:
 * Births before 1900
 * Marriages before 1930
 * Deaths before 1960

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Nidwalden

Societies
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung (in German)