Czechia Records Overview


 * Church Records (Církevní matriky)

Records of births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials recorded by clergy. These records are housed in the State regional archives (Státní oblastní archívy).


 * Jewish Records (Židovské matriky)

Records of births, marriages, and deaths of Jewish population. These records are housed in the National Archives in Prague.


 * Civil Registration (Civilní matriky)

Records of births, marriages, and deaths maintained by civil authorities. These records are housed in the local government offices (Matriční úřady).


 * Censuses (Sčítání lidu)

An official count or survey of a population for statistical purposes, recording various details about individuals and families. These records are housed in the District archives (Okresní archívy) and City archives (Mĕstské archívy).


 * Land Books - earlier period (Gruntovní knihy)


 * Land Books - later period (Pozemkové knihy)


 * Town Books (Mĕstské knihy)


 * Urbáře


 * Cadastral Records (Tereziánský katastr, Josefinský katastr, Stabilní katastr)


 * Military Records