[4] Beginning in the Middle Ages Kasteln Castle ruled over the village and held the local low court.

[4] Schinznach-Dorf was first mentioned in 1189 as Schincennach, however the region was occasionally inhabited as far back as the Mesolithic era.

[5] In addition to a Mesolithic shelter, a Neolithic settlement and two Roman villas indicate that the area was anciently inhabited.

Politically the villagers gradually gained rights from their Zwingherr and by 1547 they had a town charter.

It retained the name even after the spring vanished in 1670 and then moved to the opposite side of the Aare river in 1691.

[7] The historical population is given in the following chart:[8] The Reformed Church and Erlach Chapel is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

[9] The villages of Schinznach-Dorf and Oberflachs are designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.