Opava Land Archives, Czech Republic

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Opava Land Archives

Zemský archiv v Opavě Sněmovní 1, 746 22 Opava Czech Republic Tel.: +420 553 60 72 40 Fax: +420 553 60 72 47 Tel.: +420 553 60 72 40 Fax: +420 553 60 72 47 E-mail: podatelna@zao.archives.cz Website: http://www.archives.cz/zao/index.php Digital Archive: http://vademecum.archives.cz Map

Church Records

• Zemský archiv v Opavě - website of the Opava Land Archives

Instructions

• Using Online Czech Records: Land Archives in Opava - online class
• Opava Land Archives, Czech Republic Church Records - Written instructions
  

Also Online

• 1552-1981 - Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981, at FamilySearch — index and images
• 1571-1905 - Czech Republic, Northern Moravia, Opava Archive Church Books, 1571-1905- at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browsable images.

Civil Registration

A few records are online from the Hlučín area:

• 1874-1937 - Czech Republic Civil Registers, 1874-1937 - at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browsable images.
  

Writing for Civil Registration and Church Records

If you need civil registration records, you will usually need to write for them, because they are recent enough to fall within privacy restrictions. You might also need church records which are not yet online because of privacy. Records too private to be posted online yet are still available to close family members for genealogical purposes. Instructions for writing are found in the article Czech Republic Letter Writing Guide. Here you will find a form letter for requesting records. More complicated requests can be written in English. You will also find information on the process for paying for the certificates.

Census Records

• Opava Land Archives, Czech Republic Census Records - Instructions
• 1800 - 1990 - Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990 at FamilySearch — Images
  • Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records - Information and instructions

Land Records

• 1450-1889 - Czech Republic Land Records, 1450-1889 at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browsable images.
  • Czech Republic Land Records - FamilySearch Historical Records - information and instructions

School Registers

• 1799-1953 - Czech Republic, School Registers, 1799-1953 at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browse images.

Tip

Before using this page you should verify that this is the correct archive for your town or parish. Use GenTeam Free Gazetteer to find out which archive holds the records that you need. GenTeam Instructions. If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see Czech Republic Finding Town of Origin, Czech Republic Determining a Place of Origin and Czech Republic Emigration and Immigration. If you need a different archive, Czech Republic Genealogy and the infobar below list links to every regional archive.

Opava Land Archives and Roman Catholic Church