Schalch
Schalch is a family name.
meaning
From goth. scalks; ahd. scalc; mhd. schalc = servant, servant, serf - later of servile disposition, bad, unfaithful, gleeful, loose person. See also Gottschalk (God's servant).
variants
Rogue; Schalck
distribution
In the spelling of Schalch, the name occurs mainly in the Bad Tölz district and in Schübelbach in Switzerland. The Schalch family can also be traced back several centuries in the cantons of Schaffhausen and Thurgau. The spellings Schalck in Rhineland-Palatinate and Schalk in Bavaria.
Name bearer
- Ferdinand Schalch (1848–1918), Swiss geologist
- Franz Adolf Schalch (1814–1874), Swiss politician and judge
- Franz Xaver Schalch (around 1680–1730), court master of the Urspring Monastery
- Johann Jakob Schalch (1723–1789), Swiss painter
- Maria Sybilla Josepha Zais Schalch (1770–1844) German hotelier, see Maria Sybilla Josepha Zais
Schalch in Schübelbach
In Schübelbach in the canton of Schwyz there is the family name Schalch. People with the family name Schalch have lived in Schübelbach since 1331.
history
- 1331: In the interest book of the Prince of Einsiedeln , Johann von Hasenburg, a "Schalchin" is obliged to pay a fee under the title "Ze dem Alten Rapreswile" ( Altendorf ), because "Item Heidi Schlchin is from the stony field vnder the Erfenberg. .. a quarter of a core. "
- 1446: "Cunrad Schalch" fell in the Battle of Ragaz
- 1470: In the year book of Tuggen, under August 17th, there is the following entry: "Item lienhart schalk hatt set ... and ire father and mother and Hanns schalk three schillings are valid ..."
29 May: "Item heiny schalch hatt set 6 shillings ... " - 1970: Only one of the 38 Schalch does not live in Schübelbach and this one lived in the Vorderthal .
- ↑ From a book about family names in the March SZ district
coat of arms
The coat of arms shows a green three-mountain with a blue background. A growing sprout with seven flowers stands on it, five of which are open and shine in white. A crescent moon and two stars are depicted above it. This coat of arms is supposed to represent the Schübelbach cemetery.