| Hölstein, home of our Gÿsi ancestors, is located in Kanton Basel south of Liestal. I have some photos of the Reformed Church at Hölstein. | |
Albis, home of our Bär ancestors, is located in Kanton Zurich about nine miles south of Zurich and just to the east of Kappel. For a more detailed map of SW Kanton Zurich click here. |
The map of the Old Swiss Confederation (1536-1798) is from Putzger Historischer Atlas (1961) courtesy of Cornelsen Verlag Berlin and from Klaus Augustiny's web site of Swiss History.
Towns with Gÿsi residents in the 14th and 15th Centuries are underlined in red.
Back to the Gÿsi / Giese / Geesey Lineage
Back to the Bär Lineage