Haunkenzell, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy



Haunkenzell is a small village in the eastern part of Bavaria It is near the larger town of Rattiszell. There is a beautiful yellow Catholic church at the entrance of town.

Civil Registration
There is not a Rauthaus (civil records office) in Haunkenzell.

Catholic Church Records
There is a priest that serves this area and other small villages close by. However, it is difficult to find him on site and there are no parrish records kept at this church. It is best to go to the archives in Regensberg to do research. It is called the Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv and is located at St. Petersweg 11-13 93047 in Regensburg. Regensberg is 1 1/2 to 2 hours from Haunkenzell.The priest in Ascha had some of the old record books in 2003, but they may have been sent to Regensberg and digitized by now.

Regensburg Catholic Archive
Regensburg Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv - for most of Oberpfalz St.Petersweg 11-13 D-93047 Regensburg Germany The records in the Regensburg Catholic Archive are on microfische which takes time and patience to read. It is necessary to make an appointment to use a film reader. There is a 5 Euro fee per day per person to do research and a charge per document you ask to have copied.(I think we paid about 8 Euros per page) This can add up to an expensive way to gather information, however you can just take a pencil (not an ink pen) and paper and write down what you find. The people that work there don't usually have much time to assist you....so go planning on spending the first half of the day just learning out to use their system. Also, if you complete your research at the end of the day they may not be able to have the documents you need copied until the next day. You can return the next day to pick them up or you can pay them to mail them to your home.
 * List of parish registers
 * Information for requesting research by the archives for a fee.
 * The archives will do genealogical research for you. Requests are requested by email or email. The fee for genealogical research is Euros 35.00 per half an hour plus postage.

Haunkenzell is a great place to visit if you want to get a feel for Bavarian life. There isn't much there in the way of services so go with a full tank of gas and a sack lunch:)