Liechtenstein Genealogy

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Liechtenstein

Guide to Liechtenstein ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Liechtenstein Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin
Record Types
Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Emigration & Immigration Land & Property	Military Records Newspapers Occupations Online Records Probate Records Religious Records Schools Taxation
Liechtenstein Background
Church History Gazetteers German Word List History	Languages Maps Personal Names For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies Family History Centers

Country Information

Liechtenstein is a microstate in Europe bordered by Switzerland and Austria. The official language is German.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Liechtenstein Research Links to articles on getting started with Liechtenstein research. Liechtenstein Civil Registration Liechtenstein Church Records Liechtenstein Census

Liechtenstein Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Liechtenstein research. LiechtensteinGenWeb Project Directory of Royal Genealogical Data Liechtensteiner Namenbuch - includes links to the six-volume place-name book for Liechtenstein. The books explain village- and farm names and provides historical background

Liechtenstein Online Genealogy Records

Ask the Community

Finding Your Ancestors' Town in Liechtenstein

• Genealogical records are organized by geographical locality. Civil registration (government birth, marriage, and death records) and church records (christenings/baptisms, marriages, and burials) were kept at the local level. To search these records, you must know the town where your ancestors lived.
• If you do not know your ancestors' town, follow the advice in the Wiki article, Liechtenstein Finding Town of Origin, to search a variety of records that might provide that information.

Liechtenstein Clickable Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Liechtenstein. Click on the name of the commune title to be linked article on research in that commune.

Municipalities

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Liechtenstein. There are 11 municipalities.

• Balzers
• Eschen
• Gamprin
• Mauren
• Planken
• Ruggell
• Schaan
• Schellenberg
• Triesen
• Triesenberg
• Vaduz

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records
• Family History Center locator map

Other Resources

• BYU Script German Tutorials