Küsnacht Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

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

History
Erlenbach, which originally had belonged to Küsnacht, became an independent church parish in 1703.

Surrounding Parishes
Erlenbach Herrliberg Kilchberg Maur Rüschlikon Thalwil Zollikon Zumikon

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

The following censuses are available for Küsnacht:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Küsnacht families:

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

Zivilstandsamt Küsnacht Obere Dorfstrasse 32 CH-8700 Küsnacht

Tel: +41 44 913 13 22

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@kuesnacht.ch zivilstandsamt@kuesnacht.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich