Schleitheim Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Schleitheim is in the Schleitheim district and in the Schaffhausen canton. Schleitheim is located in a side valley of the Wutach and the western side of the Randen. Until 1999, it was the chief community of Schleitheim district. Schleitheim (as of 2006) had an area of 21.5 km² (8.3 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 58.6% - agricultural purposes
 * 34.9% - forested
 * 6.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.3% - unproductive land

History
In 995, Schleitheim was first mentioned by the name of Sleitheim. The area was settled during Roman Times and known as Iuliomagus. In 1530, the communities of Beggingen and Schleitheim became part of Schleitheim. The Schleitheim municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Schleitheim is: 1530 - 250 inhabitants 1798 - 1,468 inhabitants 1836 - 2,289 inhabitants 1850 - 2,476 inhabitants 1860 - 2,450 inhabitants 1870 - 2,331 inhabitants 1880 - 2,363 inhabitants 1890 - 1,893 inhabitants 1900 - 1,893 inhabitants 1910 - 1,755 inhabitants 1920 - 1,773 inhabitants 1930 - 1,585 inhabitants 1941 - 1,480 inhabitants 1950 - 1,529 inhabitants 1960 - 1,494 inhabitants 1970 - 1,544 inhabitants 1980 - 1,570 inhabitants 1990 - 1,689 inhabitants 2000 - 1,779 inhabitants 2016 - 1,719 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 69.4% were Roman Catholic
 * 13.3% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 600, a first church in Schleitheim was mentioned. In 973, the Notre-Dame church was mentioned. In 1870, the present Protestant temple was consecrated.

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 Schleitheim:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Schleitheim families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen