Wollerau Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Wollerau Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
As of 2006, Wollerau has an area of 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi). The municipal area extends from Hinterbäch (406 m) on Lake Zurich via the village of Wollerau (520 m) to the Wildspitz (1062 m).

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 56.9% - agricultural purposes
 * 13.6% - forested
 * 24.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 4.6% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Wollerau was in 1217-1222 as Volrovo.

The population history of Wollerau is: 1743 - 474 inhabitants 1850 - 1168 inhabitants 1900 - 1459 inhabitants 1950 - 1969 inhabitants 2000 - 6074 inhabitants

In terms of the church, the farm area was owned by the three parishes of Richterswil, Freienbach and Feusisberg. The courtiers west of the Krebsbach divided from Richterswil during the Reformation and created the parish of Wollerau in 1536, to which several Freiebacher courts were allocated in 1657 and 1797. The Marienkapelle became the parish church; it was renovated in 1558 and 1781-1787.

Surrounding parishes
Feusisberg Freienbach Hütten (ZH) Richterswil (ZH)

Church Records
The parish of Wollerau was established in 1536, with additional farms being added to the parish in 1657 and 1797 from Freienbach. Records are available from 1642 for baptisms, and 1643 for marriages and burials.

Digital copies of the church records can be accessed onsite at the Schwyz State Archives. The archive has an online inventory of the records for Wollerau.

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

Zivilstandsamt Ausserschwyz Unterdorfstrasse 9 Postfach 140 CH - 8808 Pfäffikon

Tel: +41 55 416 93 00

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@Freienbach.ch zivilstandsamt@freienbach.ch]

Duplicate civil registration registers are located at the Schwyz State Archives. Additionally, the archive has a partial inventory of its holdings. The following records are viewable in person:


 * Births before 1900
 * Marriages before 1930
 * Deaths before 1960

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Schwyz

Societies
Zentralschweizerische Gesellschaft für Familienforschung

Historischer Verein des Kantons Schwyz