Tuggen Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Tuggen Parish, Schwyz, 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, Tuggen has an area of 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi). The scattered settlement in the Linth plain and on the southern slope of the Buechberg (624 m) consists of the village of Tuggen, the hamlets of Bolenberg, Girendorf and Holeneich as well as numerous farms, and the former Grinau customs post. The borders include the canton of St. Gallen on the upper Lake Zurich and in the Linth Canal.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 62.7% - agricultural purposes
 * 22.1% - forested
 * 11.6% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 3.6% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Tuggen was in 816/824 as Tuccinia and Tucconia.

The population history of Tuggen is: 1660 - 300 inhabitants 1743 - 525 inhabitants 1799 - 700 inhabitants 1850 - 1161 inhabitants 1900 - 1060 inhabitants 1950 - 1409 inhabitants 2000 - 2646 inhabitants

In the early Middle Ages, Tuggen belonged to the diocese of Constance. The first March church was constructed in Tuggen at the first half of the 7th century. In 1437, Tuggen passed with the Upper March under the sovereignty of Schwyz.

Surrounding parishes
Benken (SG) Jona (SG) Schmerikon (SG) Schübelbach Uznach (SG) Wangen

Church Records
The parish of Tuggen was established in the first half of the 600s. Records are available from 1628 for baptisms, 1640 for marriages, and 1639 for burials.

Digital copies of the church records can be accessed onsite at the Schwyz State Archives. The archive has an online inventory of the records for Tuggen.

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

Zivilstandsamt Ausserschwyz Unterdorfstrasse 9 Postfach 140 CH - 8808 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 55 416 93 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@Freienbach.ch zivilstandsamt@freienbach.ch]

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Schwyz State Archives. Additionally, the archive has a partial inventory of its holdings. The following records are viewable in person:


 * Births before 1900
 * Marriages before 1930
 * Deaths before 1960

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Schwyz

Societies
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung

Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz