Beinwil am See, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Beinwil am See, 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 municipality of Beinwil am See is in the district of Kulm in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. Beinwil am See is situated in the Seetal valley, on the western edge of the Hallwilersee. Originally a farming village, it has developed into an industrial center.

Beinwil am See (as of 2009) has an area of 3.84 km² (1.48 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 47.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 19.8% - forested
 * 31.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.3% - rivers or lakes
 * 0.5% - non-productive

History
In 1036, Beinwil am See was first mentioned by the name of Beinwile. In 1045, it was then mentioned as Peinuuilare.

The population history of Beinwil am See is: 1850 - 1,544 inhabitants 1900 - 1,831 inhabitants 1950 - 2,271 inhabitants 2000 - 2,581 inhabitants 2020 - 3,418 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 21.2% were Roman Catholic
 * 61.1% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.12% were Christian Catholic Church

Beinwil am See originally belonged to the Pfeffikon church and then had its own chapel early on (dismantled in 1852). In 1528, the Reformation was adopted and Beinwil am See was assigned to the parish of Reinach. Beinwil am See has been an independent parish since 1932 (the church was dedicated in 1935). Built in 1964, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Martin belongs to the Menziken-Reinach diaspora community.

Church Records
Beinwil am See had belonged to the parish of Reinach until 1933. See Reinach for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Beinwil am See:
 * 1837 (images 457-472)
 * 1850: Form A (images 527-563)
 * 1850: Form B (image 564)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Beinwil am See 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 Bern (GHGB)