Obfelden Parish, Zürich, Switzerland Genealogy

Guide to Obfelden parish, Zurich, Switzerland ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
The parish of Obfelden became independent in 1847, both ecclesiastically and politically, from the church parish of Ottenbach.

Surrounding Parishes
Affoltern am Albis Cham (Zug) Maschwanden Merenschwand (Aargau) Mettmenstetten Ottenbach

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

See Ottenbach for census records for Obfelden.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Obfelden families:

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

Bezirkszivilstandsamt Affoltern Gemeindezentrum Zivilstandskreis Marktplatz 1 CH - 8910 Affoltern am Albis

Tel: +41 44 762 56 65

email: [mailto:zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch zivilstandsamt@affoltern-am-albis.ch]

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Zürich