Knonau Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

Surrounding Parishes
Cham (Zug) Kappel am Albis Maschwanden Mettmenstetten Steinhausen (Zug)

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

The following censuses are available for Knonau:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Knonau families:

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

Bezirkszivilstandsamt Affoltern Gemeindezentrum Zivilstandskreis Marktplatz 1 CH - 8910 Affoltern am Albis

Tel: +41 44 762 56 65

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich