Oberhallau Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The Municipality of Oberhallau is in the Unterklettgau district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located at the foot of Hallauerberg mountain. Oberhallau (as of 2006) had an area of 6.0 km² (2.3 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 72.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 20.5% - forested
 * 6.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.2% - unproductive land

History
In 1095, Oberhallau was first mentioned by the name of Hallaugia superiori et inferiori. Until 1653 (the Peasant's War), it was part of Hallau. The Oberhallau municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Oberhallau is: 1771 - 399 inhabitants 1798 - 531 inhabitants 1836 - 762 inhabitants 1850 - 734 inhabitants 1900 - 534 inhabitants 1950 - 426 inhabitants 2000 - 397 inhabitants 2008 - 425 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 13.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 77.1% were Swiss Reformed Church

From 1508, the chapel of Saint-Pierre was part of the church of Hallau. In 1713, Oberhallau became a parish. In 1751, the current church replaced the chapel.

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 Oberhallau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Oberhallau families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen