Czech Republic Region: Resources

We are happy that you are considering becoming accredited in the Czech Republic region. This resource page contains a list of important record types that you should be familiar with before applying for accreditation. It also contains links to important record collections, resources, and repositories that will be helpful to you as you prepare for the accreditation exam.

Although this list is not comprehensive, it will provide a starting point for you as you learn what is available to Czech Republic researchers. If you would like to contribute additional resources to this page, please contact the moderator: Sylvie Pysnak, AG.

Church records (christenings, marriages, burials)
Jewish records (births, marriages, deaths)
Civil registration (births, marriages, deaths)
Census records

Population registration
Land records
Military records
Tax records
Cadastral records

Town Books
Migration records
School records
Apprenticeship records
Estate Records

Because you need to register to use some of the archival databases and obtain specific instructions on how to use them, please see the Czech Republic home page in the FamilySearch Research Wiki. Locate the Online Databases section.

Czech Regional Archives
Records of the Czech Regional Archives are available online through the individual archives and/or through FamilySearch:

• Church Books from the Brno Regional Archive
  
• Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archive (2)
• Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive
• Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive (2)
• Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive (3)
• Church Books from the Plzeň Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Praha City Archive
• Church Books from the Praha Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive (2)
• Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive (3)
• Church Books from the Zámrsk Regional Archive
• Prague Conscriptions (1850-1914)
• Jewish Registers Czech - not yet available online, keep checking here

FamilySearch Record Search
Presently, records of only three regional archives are available online through FamilySearch:

• Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Litoměřice Regional Archive (2)
• Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive
• Church Books from the Opava (Olomouc) Land Archive (2)
• Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive
• Church Books from the Třeboň Regional Archive (2)

Gemeindelexikon der im Reichsrate vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. (Gazetteer of the Crownlands and Territories Represented in the Imperial Council). Wien: Verlag der k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1905-1908. (FHL book 943.6 E5g.)

Vol. IX Gemeindelexicon von Böhmen (Gazetteer of Bohemia). (FHL film1187927 item 1.)

Vol. IX Gemeindelexicon von Böhmen

Vol. X Gemeindelexicon von Mähren (Gazetteer of Moravia). (FHL film 924736 item 1.)

Vol. X Gemeindelexicon von Mähren

Vol. XI Gemeindelexicon von Schlesien (Gazetteer of Silesia). (FHL film1187927 item 2.)

Vol. XI Gemeindelexicon von Schlesien

Inventories of vital records in the Czech Regional Archives are available on the Internet at http://www.genteam.at/index.php?lang=en. You may use this site for free; however, you will have to register first. To find out which archive holds the records that you need, click the Gazetteer link on the left and be sure that you spell the locality name correctly.

Czech Republic Word List

Czech Republic Letter-Writing Guide

Czech Republic FHL Reference Aid Overview

Czech Republic Wiki

Czech Republic Genealogy