Rattiszell, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy

Rattiszell (or Rattizell - either spelling is correct), Bayern, Germany is a town in south eastern Bavaria. It is a municipality in the district of Straubing-Bogen in Bavaria, Germany. The records prior to the late 1800's can be found at the archives in Regensberg. It is best to make an appointment to use that facility to search for information on your ancestors. They are not open every day and close for a variety of German and catholic holidays. So check and make an appointment before going there to do research.

Catholic Church Records
There is a beautiful Catholic church in Rattizell, but none of the parrish records are available here. You would need to go to Regensburg to find information on your ancestors from this village. Regensburg Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv - for most of Oberpfalz St.Petersweg 11-13 D-93047 Regensburg Germany There are not any records on microfilm of Rattizell yet. However, there are some of Straubing. So it might be a good idea to check those films for your ancestors since Rattizell is in that administrative community.This link will take you to the family search library catalogue which will give you a list of the microfilms available for Straubing. They can be viewed at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library or the Genealogy Library In Salt Lake City.
 * 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

Cemeteries
The cemetery surrounds the church and is not difficult to find.