Illgau Parish, Schwyz, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Illgau 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, Illgau has an area of 10.9 km2 (4.2 sq mi). It includes the village sections of Illgau, Vorder Oberberg, and Hinter Oberberg, and scattered farmhouses. All of the farmhouses, up to about the 1,300 m (4,300 ft) level are occupied year-round.

The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 62% - agricultural purposes
 * 31.1% - forested
 * 2.9% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 4% - non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains)

History
The first mention of Illgau was in 1370 as Ilgoe.

The population history of Illgau is: 1850 - 246 inhabitants 1900 - 270 inhabitants 1950 - 390 inhabitants 1990 - 633 inhabitants 2000 - 721 inhabitants

In 1370, Illgau is documented as a branch of the Muotathal parish. Although a first pastor is mentioned as early as 1393, Muotathal formed a separate parish only in 1676. In addition to the church mentioned in 1600, reconstructed in 1708 and 1958, there are the chapels of Wart (1734, rebuilt in 1805) and Gründel (probably late Baroque, refurbished in 1855).

Surrounding parishes
Muotathal Oberiberg Schwyz

Church Records
The parish of Illgau was established in 1676. Before 1676, Illgau belonged to the parish of Muotathal. Records are available from 1697 for baptisms and 1698 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 Illgau.

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

Zivilstandsamt Innerschwyz Herrengasse 17 CH - 6431 Schwyz

Tel: +41 41 819 07 14

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@gemeindeschwyz.ch zivilstandsamt@gemeindeschwyz.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 Illgau 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