Oberhofen, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The former municipality of Oberhofen is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton. It is located in the Mettau valley and on the Brugg-Etzgen cantonal road. It is in the northeast of the Fricktal region.

History
In 1705, Oberhofen was first mentioned. In 1705, Oberhofen was mentioned by the name of Oberhoffen. Oberhofen is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton.

In 1832, Oberhofen broke away from Mettau and became an independent community. Oberhofen merged into the Mettauertal municipality on 1 January 2010. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Etzgen
 * Hottwil
 * Mettau
 * Wil

The population history of Oberhofen is: 1837 - 222 inhabitants 1850 - 297 inhabitants 1900 - 182 inhabitants 1930 - 199 inhabitants 1950 - 260 inhabitants 1960 - 222 inhabitants 1970 - 212 inhabitants 1980 - 262 inhabitants 1990 - 296 inhabitants 2000 - 307 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 68.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 17.1% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 4.3% were Muslim Church

Spiritually, Oberhofen belonged to the parish of Mettau.

Church Records
Oberhofen belonges to the parish of Mettau. See Mettau for more information.

Census
(See here for information regarding Aargau census records.)

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Oberhofen:
 * 1837 (images 23-28)
 * 1850: Form A (images 548-554)
 * 1850: Form B (image 555)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)