Switzerland Historical Records

Switzerland, a landlocked country in Central Europe, is known for its mountains, neutrality, and banking industry. Switzerland's historical records provide insights into its development from a confederation of cantons to a stable, prosperous nation known for its direct democracy and multicultural heritage.

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Switzerland vital records Switzerland, Baptisms, 1491-1940 2,918,283 records available Switzerland, Marriages, 1532-1910 667,849 records available Switzerland, Zurich Marriages, 1524-1800 592,416 records available Switzerland Burials, 1613-1875 261,264 records available Switzerland, Bern, Civil Registration of Births 52,999 records available Switzerland, Bern, Civil Registration of Deaths 32,168 records available See the entire collection catalog of vital records in Switzerland	Switzerland histories, memories and biographies Notices Genealogiques Sur Les Familles Genevoises 1,016 records available Archives Heraldiques Suisses, 1911 1,006 records available Notices Genealogiques Sur Les Familles Genevoises, Volume 2, Part 2 943 records available Archives Heraldiques Suisses. Schweizer Archiv fur Heraldik, 1899 928 records available Notices Genealogiques Sur Les Familles Genevoises, Volume 2, Part 1 920 records available Dictionnaire Historique & Biographique De La Suisse, Volume 1, Part 2 (1921) 646 records available Dictionnaire Historique & Biographique De La Suisse, Volume 1 (1921) 629 records available See the entire collection catalog of histories, memories and biographies in Switzerland
Switzerland immigration and travel records Jewish Arrivals in Switzerland from JewishGen 21,731 records available See the entire collection catalog of immigration and travel records in Switzerland

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