Löhningen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Löhningen is in the Oberklettgau district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located on the southern foot of the Randen mountains and is surrounded by vineyards. Löhningen shares a border with -- -- Gächlingen in the West -- Siblingen in the North-West -- Neunkirch in the South-West -- Beringen in the East -- Guntmadingen in the South-East

Löhningen (as of 2006) had an area of 6.9 km² (2.7 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 53.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 38.1% - forested
 * 8.3% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.1% - unproductive land

History
In 1112, Löhningen was first mentioned by the name of Loningen. The Löhningen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Löhningen is: 1771 - 444 inhabitants 1798 - 500 inhabitants 1850 - 845 inhabitants 1900 - 699 inhabitants 1950 - 709 inhabitants 1980 - 748 inhabitants 2000 - 1,127 inhabitants 2008 - 1,213 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 16.0% were Roman Catholic
 * 69.9% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1275, the chapel of Löhningen was first mentioned. In 1336, it became the Hospital of the Holy Spirit. In 1529, the Reformation came to the area and Löhningen was part of the Beringen parish. In 1606, the current church was constructed.

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 Löhningen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Löhningen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen