Etzgen, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Etzgen, 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 Etzgen is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton. It is located in the lowest area of the Mettau Valley. The village is on a terrace on the southern slope of the Ebni (elevation is 505 meters).

History
In 1448, Etzgen was first mentioned by the name of Eczken. Etzgen is in the Laufenburg district and the Aargau canton.

Etzgen merged into the Mettauertal municipality on 1 January 2010. Other municipalities merged include:
 * Hottwil
 * Mettau
 * Oberhofen
 * Wil

The population history of Etzgen is: 1837 - 256 inhabitants 1850 - 315 inhabitants 1888 - 237 inhabitants 1900 - 256 inhabitants 1930 - 252 inhabitants 1950 - 271 inhabitants 1960 - 279 inhabitants 1970 - 323 inhabitants 1980 - 319 inhabitants 1990 - 362 inhabitants 2000 - 350 inhabitants 2008 - 431 inhabitants

Etzgen belongs to the parish of Mettau.

Church Records
Etzgen belongs to the parish of Mettau. See Mettau for more information.

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Etzgen:
 * 1837 (images 697-702)
 * 1850: Form A (images 313-320)
 * 1850: Form B (image 321)

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Etzgen 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 Region Basel (GHGRB)