Guntmadingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The former municipality of Guntmadingen was in the Oberklettgau district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located at the foot of the Lauferberg in a very wooded area. It is primarily farming. On 1 January 2013, the municipality of Guntmadingen merged into the municipality of Beringen. Guntmadingen (prior to the merge) had an area of 4.6 km² (1.8 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 37.8% - agricultural purposes
 * 56.7% - forested
 * 5.5% - settled (buildings or roads)

History
In 1111, Guntmadingen was first mentioned by the name of Guntrammingin. Then in 1122, as Guntramingin. The Guntmadingen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Guntmadingen is: 1771 - 105 inhabitants 1798 - 134 inhabitants 1850 - 232 inhabitants 1900 - 176 inhabitants 1950 - 208 inhabitants 2000 - 258 inhabitants 2010 - 237 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 10.1% were Roman Catholic
 * 77.1% were Swiss Reformed Church

During the Middle Ages, the main land owners of the Guntmadingen area were the abbeys of Allerheiligen and St. Agnes, the convent of Paradies, and the hospital of the Holy Spirit. In 1637, Guntmadingen was part of the Beringen parish.

Church Records
The parish records for Canton Schaffhausen are found online from the Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen. They can be accessed here.

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

The following censuses are available for Guntmadingen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Guntmadingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen