Czechia Records Overview

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 * 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.

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


 * 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).