Dörflingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The Municipality of Dörflingen is in the Reiat district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located on the border with Germany on the north shore of the Rhine and about 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Schaffhausen. Dörflingen (as of 2006) had an area of 5.8 km² (2.2 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 64.3% - agricultural purposes
 * 26.9% - forested
 * 7.5% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 1.4% - unproductive land

History
In 1264, Dörflingen was first mentioned by the name of Dorfelingen. The Dörflingen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Dörflingen is: 1689 - 396 inhabitants 1704 - 340 inhabitants 1850 - 560 inhabitants 1900 - 426 inhabitants 1930 - 418 inhabitants 1950 - 458 inhabitants 1990 - 582 inhabitants 2000 - 785 inhabitants 2020 - 1,010 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 18.9% were Roman Catholic
 * 61.7% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1400, Dörflingen split from the Gailingen parish and became part of the Allerheiligen convent. In 1651, Dörflingen became its own parish while being served by Schaffhausen or Diessenhofen. In 1689, the current church was built.

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 Dörflingen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Dörflingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen