Gächlingen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Gächlingen is in the Oberklettgau district and in the Schaffhausen canton. It is located at the southern foot of the Randen mountain. It is a wine-growing village. Gächlingen (as of 2006) had an area of 7.3 km² (2.8 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 75.1% - agricultural purposes
 * 17.6% - forested
 * 7.0% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.3% - unproductive land

History
In 10th century, Gächlingen was first mentioned by the name of Câhtelinga. In 1049, as Gehtelinga. The Gächlingen municipality is in the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Gächlingen is: 1531 - 24 households 1801 - 705 inhabitants 1850 - 1,194 inhabitants 1900 - 794 inhabitants 1950 - 682 inhabitants 1970 - 604 inhabitants 2000 - 872 inhabitants 2008 - 764 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 11.5% were Roman Catholic
 * 74.3% were Swiss Reformed Church

In 1806, the parish of Gächlingen was created and the current church was built in 1844-45. The old church of Gächlingen (dedicated to Saint Jacques) was attached to the parish of Neunkirch.

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 Gächlingen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Gächlingen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen