Thuringia (Thüringen) Archives and Libraries


 * For other archives in Thuringia sorted by cities, see Archive Portal Thuringia Register of Places.

Archive Addresses and Repositories
Below is a list of many important German archives and repositories. There are also a few entries of archives in localities which are now in other Landstat.If you are not able to find your needed Archive address below, this link will take you to a very extensive list of Thuringia (Thüringen) German Archives. You will also find addresses for smaller district archives.

State Archives
Thüringisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Weimar Postal address: PF 27 26 99408 Weimar Germany E-Mail: weimar@staatsarchive.thueringen.de Website

'''Older holdings (before 1920): Thüringisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Weimar''' Beethovenplatz 3, Weimar Germany Telephone: (0 36 43) 87 198-315 Fax: ( 0 36 43) 87 198-350

'''Newer inventories (after 1920): Thüringisches Hauptstaatsarchiv Weimar''' Marstallstraße 2, Weimar Germany

Telephone: (0 36 43) 870-0 Fax: (0 36 43) 870-100

Altenburg
(Responsible for: County Altenburg)

Thüringisches Staatsarchiv Altenburg Schloss 7 04600 Altenburg Germany

Telephone: + 49 3447-315488 Fax : + 49 3447-504929 Website E-mail address: altenburg@staatsarchive.thueringen.de

Greiz
(Responsible for district of Greiz)

Thuringisches Staatsarchiv Greiz Oberes Schloss 7 07973 Greiz Germany

Tel: 03661-2537

Gotha
(Responsible for: counties Gotha, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Eichsfeld)

Landesarchiv Thüringen - Staatsarchiv Gotha Justus-Perthes-Straße 5 99867 Gotha Germany Phone: +49 (0) 36 21/30 27 90 Fax : +49 (0) 36 21/30 27 947 Website http://www.archive-in-thueringen.de/de/contact/index/archivid/212 E-mail: Contact form]

Meiningen
Thuringian State Archive Meiningen Schloß Bibrabau 98617 Meiningen Germany

Phone: +49 (0) 36 93/44 67 0 Fax : +49 (0) 36 93/50 22 18 Website E-mail:landesarchiv@la.thueringen.de

Rudolstadt
Thüringisches Staatsarchiv Rudolstadt Schloß Heidecksburg 07407 Rudolstadt Germany Phone: +49 (0) 36 72/43 19-0 Fax: +49 (0) 36 72/43 19 31 Website E-Mail:rudolstadt@staatsarchive.thueringen.de

Lutheran Archives
Covers the territories of the former territorial states of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach, Saxony-Gotha, Saxony-Altenburg, Saxony-Meiningen, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and Reuss. This also gives information about the locations and addresses of the approximately 750 parish and 18 superintendent archives.
 * Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Thüringen Landeskirchenarchiv Eisenach Schloßberg 4a (Kreuzkirche) 99817 Eisenach Germany Tel: 03691-881465 FAX: 03691-7339120 Email: archiv@elkth.de
 * List of holdings

Catholic Archives

 * Most of Thuringia is in the Diocese Erfurt.
 * The far west of Thuringia around the city of Geisa is in the Diocese of Fulda.
 * The east near Schleiz/Greiz, as well as Eisenberg, Gera, and Altenburg are in the '''Diocese Dresden-Meissen, Deanery of Gera.

Archive of the Episcopal Office Erfurt-Meiningen  Hermanusplatz 9 D-99084 Erfurt Germany Tel.: 0361-24595 FAX: 0361-29138 Website

Archive of the Diocese of Fulda Paulustor 5 D-36037 Fulda Germany Phone: 066187 - 375 E-mail:Archive@bistum-fulda.de Website The Catholics of the Thuringian Rhön (deanery Geisa) belong to the Diocese of Fulda.

Diocesan Archives of the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen At the Petrikirche 6, 02625 Bautzen Germany Postal address:Bishops' Ordinariat Käthe-Kollwitz-Ufer 84, 01309 Dresden Germany  Phone:03591 - 35195 0 Fax:03591 - 35195 22 E-mail:Archiv@ordinariat-bautzen.de Website [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Thuringia_Church_Records&action=edit&section=22 Covers the Deanery of Gera, the Catholics of the former territorial states Reuss younger and older line and Saxony-Altenburg.

Libraries
University Library Erfurt Nordhäuser Str. 63 99089 Erfurt Germany

Tel .: 0361 737-5800 (Information) Fax: 0361 737-5849 E-mail: information.ub@uni-erfurt.de Website

Library of the University Nordhausen Weinberghof 4 99734 Nordhausen Germany

Tel .: 03631 420-184 (Information) Fax: 03631 420-815 E-mail: bibliothek@hs-nordhausen.de Website

Research Library Gotha Schloss Friedenstein 99867 Gotha Germany

Tel .: 0361 737-5530 Fax: 0361 737-5539 E-mail: bibliothek.gotha@uni-erfurt.de Website

Duchess Anna Amalia Library Burgplatz 4 99423 Weimar Germany

Tel .: 03643 545-106 Fax: 03643 545-118 Website