Langnau am Albis Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Langnau am Albis Parish, Zürich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.



History
Langnau am Albis was a part of the church parish of Thalwil until 1711, when it became independent.

Surrounding Parishes
Aeugst am Albis Hausen am Albis Horgen Kilchberg Rüschlikon Stallikon Thalwil

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

Langnau am Albis became an independent parish in 1711; the census records prior were recorded under the parish of Thalwil.

The following censuses are available for Langnau am Albis:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Langnau am Albis families:

Civil Registration
Civil registration began in 1876. Langnau am Albis belongs to the Zivilstandskreis Sihltal civil registration district. Records are only available in Switzerland. For further information, contact the civil registry office at:

Stadt Adliswil Zivilstandswesen Zürichstrasse 12 CH-8134 Adliswil

Tel: +41 44 711 77 91

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamtsihltal@adliswil.ch zivilstandsamtsihltal@adliswil.ch]

Surnames
The following surnames held citizenship in Langnau am Albis prior to 1875:

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich