Croatia Archives and Libraries


 * Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
 * If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
 * Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives
Croatian State Archives Hrvatski Državni arhiv Trg Marko Marulića 21 10000 Zagreb Phone:+385 (0)1 4801 999 Fax:+385 (0)1 4829 000<(0) Website Researching Family History Tutorials E-mail: info@arhiv.hr (with stated subject genealogy) for questions about the registers of births, deaths and marriages, books of armorial bearings or other subjects.
 * The sources for genealogical researches can be found in a large number of fonds and collections of the Croatian State Archives. The most significant and the most utilized sources on the topic are:
 * Collection of Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * Over 2,000 registers from the Collection of Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages, ranging from 17th to 20th century.
 * Collection of Coat of Arms
 * Collection of Copies of Coat of Arms
 * Collection of Coat of Arms of the Families of Croatia and Slavonia
 * Supplemented microfilms – registers of births, deaths and marriages
 * The archives also collects data on registers of births, deaths and marriages in the territory of Croatia, so even if we do not hold material relevant for your research you can get general information about the registers of births deaths and marriages: where they are kept, whom to turn to etc.

Regional State Archives
In addition to the Croatian State Archives, there is a network of regional state archives in the Republic of Croatia. They are responsible for archival and registry materials of state bodies, legal entities with public powers and public services operating in their area. The regional state archives contain funds of regional administrative and judicial bodies, local schools, hospitals, factories, cultural associations, collections dedicated to topics of local and wider significance, family and personal funds and various other materials that constitute a valuable source for the study of political, economic and cultural history of cities and the wider region.

Libraries

 * Croatia Libraries (Libweb)

Societies With Records

 * Croatian Archival Society
 * Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from Croatia as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.