Lutzenberg Parish, Appenzell, Switzerland Genealogy

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Geography
Lutzenberg is located in the former district of Vorderland. It was first mentioned in 1634. It is the smallest parish in Appenzell-Ausserrhoden. The parish consists of two hamlets, Haufen-Brenden and Wienacht-Tobel. The church is located outside of the parish.

Lutzenberg has an area of 2.3 square kilometers (0.89 square miles). The area is used thusly:

55.5% agriculture 25.1% forest 19.4% settlement

Locations within Lutzenberg
Brenden Bülachen Fuchsacker Gitzbühl Grund Haufen Hellbühl Hof Lutzenberg Oberhof Schwendi Tobel Tobelmühle Wienacht-Tobel

Surrounding Parishes
Eggersriet (Sankt Gallen) Heiden Rheineck (Sankt Gallen) Rorschacherberg (Sankt Gallen) Sankt Margrethen (Sankt Gallen) Thal (Sankt Gallen) Walzenhausen Wolfhalden

Church Records
The parish of Lutzenberg was established in 000. Records held by the Family History Library include baptisms (Taufen) 1761-1868, marriages (Heiraten) 1761-1839, and deaths (Tote) 1761-1866. Records after this time period are available at the Cantonal Archive in Herisau, Switzerland.

A family book (Familienbuch) was created approximately 1740.

Genealogies
(see here for article describing Swiss compiled genealogies)

The following genealogies have been researched for Lutzenberg families:

Lutz family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,973; see also FHL Film 193,478)Niederer family, by Julius Billeter (FHL Film 127,965; see also FHL Film 193,480)

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

Zivilstandsamt Vorderland Appenzell Ausserrhoden St. Gallerstrasse 9 Postfach 13 CH - 9038 Rehetobel

Tel: +41 71 878 70 20

email: [mailto:jeannette.eisenhut@rehetobel.ar.ch jeannette.eisenhut@rehetobel.ar.ch]

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

Bänziger Hohl Keller Leuch Lutz Niederer Schwalm Tobler Züst

Societies and Libraries
Cantonal Archive of Appenzell-Ausserrhoden (in German)