Arni-Islisberg, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Arni-Islisberg, 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 Arni-Islisberg is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. It was created in 1803 and later split into the two separate municipalities of Arni and Islisberg in 1893.

The former municipality of Arni is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. It is located at an elevation of 568 m (1,864 ft) on the southern edge of the Heitersberg.

The former municipality of Islisberg is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. It is located on the eastern edge of the canton.

Arni (as of 2006) has an area of 3.4 km² (1.3 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 58.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 28.4% - forested
 * 12.0% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.9% - non-productive

Islisberg (as of 2006) has an area of 1.7 km² (0.66 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 69.0% - agricultural purposes
 * 22.0% - forested
 * 8.9% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
In 1184, Arni was first mentioned by the name of Arne. Arni is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. Arni was created when the municipality of Arni-Islisberg was split in 1893.

In 1185, Islisberg was first mentioned by the name of Nidolperhc. In 1305 as Isbolzberg. Islisberg is in the Bremgarten district and the Aargau canton. Islisberg was created when the municipality of Arni-Islisberg was split in 1893.

The population history of Arni is: 1850 - 432 inhabitants 1900 - 434 inhabitants 1950 - 397 inhabitants 1975 - 711 inhabitants 1980 - 667 inhabitants 1990 - 966 inhabitants 2000 - 1,302 inhabitants 2020 - 1,888 inhabitants

The population history of Islisberg is: 1980 - 157 inhabitants 1990 - 259 inhabitants 2000 - 405 inhabitants 2020 - 643 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census for Arni:
 * 41.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 34.3% were Swiss Reformed Church

Per the 2000 census for Islisberg:
 * 54.8% were Roman Catholic
 * 25.9% were Swiss Reformed Church

The Catholics of Arni belong to the Lunkhofen parish. In 1983, the St. John Ecumenical Center was built.

In 1360, a chapel in Islisberg was mentioned. In 1937, the Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue chapel was built. The Catholics of Islisberg belong to the Lunkhofen parish. The Reformation residents of Islisberg belong to the Bremgarten-Mutschellen parish.

Church Records
Arni-Islisberg belongs to the parish of Oberlunkhofen. See Oberlunkhofen for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Arni-Islisberg:
 * 1837 (images 658-666)
 * 1850: Form A (images 307-317)
 * 1850: Form B (image 318)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Arni-Islisberg prior to 1875:

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Central Swiss Society for Family History (ZGF)