Hägglingen Parish, Aargau, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Hägglingen Parish, 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 Hägglingen is in the district of Bremgarten in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland. It is situated on an elevated side valley of the Bünztales. It includes the village of Hägglingen and the hamlets of Igelweid and Rüti (since 1823).

Hägglingen (as of 2006) has an area of 7.8 km² (3.0 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 56.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 32.9% - forested
 * 10.3% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
In 1036, Hägglingen was first mentioned by the name of Hekelingen. In 1045, it was mentioned as Hackelingen.

The population history of Hägglingen is: 1850 - 1,535 inhabitants 1900 - 1,415 inhabitants 1950 - 1,514 inhabitants 2000 - 1,990 inhabitants 2020 - 2,437 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 57.7% were Roman Catholic
 * 23.3% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church

The parish church of St. Michael was built in 1457–66, though only the tower and choir of the original church were retained. The church was expanded in 1638–39 and refurbished in 1739.

Church Records
The parish of Hägglingen is ancient. It included Dottikon until 1867. Its church is called St. Michael.

Original church records are located onsite at the [hwww.haegglingen.ch/start/default.htm Hägglingen municipal archive]. Microfilm copies of the following church records are available onsite at the Aargau State Archives:
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1631-1666
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1667-1706; confirmations 1669-1710
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1706-1726
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1726-1772; confirmations 1731-1753
 * Baptisms, marriages, burials 1772-1844; confirmations 1780-1808
 * Baptisms 1817-1849
 * Baptisms 1850-1875
 * Marriages 1817-1852
 * Marriages 1853-1875
 * Marriages non-resident citizens 1833-1852
 * Burials 1817-1863

The following church records are only available onsite at the Hägglingen municipal archive:
 * Burials 1863-1875

Post-1875 church records, as well as the following church record, are found onsite at the Hägglingen parish church office.
 * Family book 1830-1862

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

The following censuses are available from FamilySearch for Hägglingen:
 * 1837 (images 696-727)
 * 1850: Form A (images 423-460)
 * 1850: Form B (image 461)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Aargau

Societies
Central Swiss Society for Family History (ZGF)