Rüfenach, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Rüfenach, 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 Rüfenach is in the Brugg district and the Aargau canton. It is located at the foot of the Reinerberg and the Bruggerberg, and the southeast foothills of the Jura Mountains. The municipality includes the villages of Rüfenach, Hinterrein, and Vorderrein.

Rüfenach (as of 2009) has an area of 4.17 km² (1.61 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 47.5% - agricultural purposes
 * 40.8% - forested
 * 11.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.5% - rivers or lakes

History
In 1227, Rüfenach was first mentioned by the name of Rufinach. Rüfenach is in the Brugg district and the Aargau canton.

The population history of Rüfenach is: 1764 - 124 inhabitants 1850 - 212 inhabitants 1888 - 276 inhabitants 1900 - 266 inhabitants (includes Rien) 1950 - 272 inhabitants 2000 - 727 inhabitants 2020 - 863 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 28.9% were Roman Catholic
 * 54.6% were Swiss Reformed Church
 * 0.41% were Christian Catholic Church

In the 9th century, the church that formed the central point of the municipality was mentioned. It was razed in 1863 and a new church was built in 1864. Spiritually, Rüfenach reports to Rein.

Church Records
Rüfenach belongs to the parish of Rein. See Rein for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Rüfenach:
 * 1837 (images 316-318)
 * 1850: Form A (images 318-322)
 * 1850: Form B (image 323)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Rüfenach 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)