Hirzel Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Surrounding Parishes
Hausen am Albis Horgen Menzingen (Zug) Neuheim (Zug) Schönenberg Wädenswil

Census Records
(see here for article describing the Zürich census records)

The following censuses are available for Hirzel:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Hirzel families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Horgen Bahnhofstrasse 10 Postfach CH-8810 Horgen

Tel: +41 44 728 42 99

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@horgen.ch zivilstandsamt@horgen.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich