Hütten Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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



History
Hütten belonged to the parish of Richterswil until 1702, when it was transferred to the newly-created parish of Schönenberg. In 1752, it was detached from Schönenberg, being serviced by a priest from Zürich once a week, until it was established as an independent church parish in 1824.

Surrounding Parishes
Feusisberg (SZ) Menzingen (ZG) Oberägeri (ZG) Richterswil Schönenberg Wollerau (SZ)

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

For censuses prior to 1703, see Richterswil. For censuses after 1703, see Schönenberg.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Hütten families:

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

Stadt Wädenswil Zivilstands- und Bestattungswesen Florhofstrasse 6 CH-8820 Wädenswil

Tel: +41 44 789 72 29

email: [mailto:zivilstandswesen@waedenswil.ch zivilstandswesen@waedenswil.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich