Bargen Parish, Schaffhausen, Switzerland Genealogy

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



Geography
The municipality of Bargen is in the Schaffhausen canton. Bargen includes a protected natural area known for orchids (Tannbüehl). It is located in the northern point of Switzerland. Bargen (as of 2006) had an area of 8.3 km² (3.2 square miles). The land use was divided up as follows:
 * 29.2% - agricultural purposes
 * 65.8% - forested
 * 4.8% - settled (buildings or roads)
 * 0.2% - unproductive land

History
In 884, Bargen was first mentioned with the name of Paragen. Bargen belongs to the Schaffhausen canton.

The population history of Bargen is: 1850 - 327 inhabitants 1900 - 226 inhabitants 1950 - 203 inhabitants 2000 - 248 inhabitants 2008 - 249 inhabitants

Per the 2000 census:
 * 20.6% were Roman Catholic
 * 61.7% were Swiss Reformed Church

Until 1378, Bargen was spiritually autonomous. It then attached to the Merishausen parish.

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 Bargen:

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Bargen families:

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

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

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Schaffhausen