Switzerland Genealogy

Europe Switzerland  Guide to Switzerland ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Welcome to the Switzerland page!
Switzerland is a landlocked country surrounded by France, Austria, Germany and Italy. It is made up of several ethnic groups. In the east and central cantons, you will find mostly German speaking people making up about 65% of the total population. The French speakers are mostly in the western areas and are about 18% of the population. Italian language population in southern Switzerland, makes up about 10% of the population. In the canton of Graubunden, about 1% of the population has Romansch ancestry. To find out more about Switzerland, please go to the following links:


 * CIA - The World Factbook - Switzerland
 * Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Getting Started with Swiss Research

 * NEW! Want to learn more about how to do research in Switzerland? Take a look at the "How to" Guides!

Did You Know?

 * Did you know that Julius Billeter researched over 1200 Swiss families? Maybe yours is one of them!  To check for these records click here Bibliography of the works of Julius Billeter. For a listing of names searched see Billeter Works [in German]. Be sure to read the very helpful commentary on Julius Billeter's work that is found on the Swiss Genealogy on the Internet Web site. [[Image:Walkersbrunn-Kirche-Frontansicht-16-05-2005.jpg|thumb]]


 * Did you know that The Swiss Republic is now over 715 years old, making it the oldest republic in the World?

Links to articles, subcategories and images under the category Switzerland

 * Category:Switzerland

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