Roggenburg Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland Genealogy

Description: Guide to Roggenburg Parish, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, parish census, civil census, family history, area history, and military records.



Geography
The municipality of Roggenburg is in the Laufen district and the Basel-Landschaft canton. It is located on the border with France. The municipality of Roggenburg extends to Rieji mountain (693 m (2,274 ft)) and Hasenschell (855 m (2,805 ft)).

Roggenburg (as of 2009) has an area of 6.65 km² (2.57 square miles). The land use is divided up as follows:
 * 50.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 46.5% - forested
 * 3.2% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.2% - rivers or lakes

History
In 1162, Roggenburg was first mentioned by the name of Rogenberc. Roggenburg is in the Laufen district and the Basel-Landschaft canton.

The population history of Roggenburg is: 1586 - 30 homes 1629 - 177 inhabitants 1770 - 223 inhabitants 1850 - 412 inhabitants 1860 - 354 inhabitants 1870 - 352 inhabitants 1880 - 315 inhabitants 1888 - 329 inhabitants 1900 - 275 inhabitants 1910 - 243 inhabitants 1920 - 210 inhabitants 1930 - 231 inhabitants 1941 - 245 inhabitants 1950 - 254 inhabitants 1960 - 260 inhabitants 1970 - 232 inhabitants 1980 - 191 inhabitants 1990 - 209 inhabitants 2000 - 235 inhabitants 2021 - 271 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 64.3% were Roman Catholic
 * 16.6% were Swiss Reformed Church

Since the 12th century, a church has been in Roggenburg. In 1635, the parish church of Sankt Martin was built. Until 1802, the parish of Roggenburg included Kiffis (Alsace) and Movelier.

Church Records
The parish Roggenburg included areas now in France until 1802. Some parish records for Roggendorf are available online from the Basel-Landschaft State Archive. The 4 volumes of digitized records include:
 * 1873-1875 Births at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1873-1875 Marriages at Basel-Landschaft State Archive
 * 1873-1875 Deaths at Basel-Landschaft State Archive

Other records for Roggendorf are available 'onsite at the Roggenburg parish office. The 5 volumes of records include:
 * 1749-1873 Baptisms at Roggenburg parish office
 * 1800-1815 Marriages at Roggenburg parish office
 * 1800-1815 Burials at Roggenburg parish office

Census
(See here for information regarding Basel-Landschaft census records.)

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

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

Libraries and archives
State Archives of Basel-Landschaft

Societies
Genealogical-Heraldic Society of Region Basel (GHGRB)