Romania Genealogy

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Country Information
There have been Christian churches in Romania since the time of Christ. According to Romanian tradition, the apostle Andrew taught the gospel in the Roman provinces of Dacia and Moesia, which are not encompassed in modern Romania. Christian artifacts have been found in archealogical digs in Romania dating back to the First Century AD. Romania consists of five historical regions, each of which is represented in the country's coat of arms, shown at right. These five regions are the three Romanian principalities:


 * Moldavia (upper right)
 * Transylvania (lower right), and
 * Wallachia (upper left), as well as two other regions;

Dobrogea (lower center), and The Banat (lower left).

The area of Bukovina is included in Moldavia, and those of Crisana and Maramures are included in Transylvania.

The principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Bulgaria and Ukraine were for centuries under the suzerainty of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. They secured their autonomy in 1856 and united in 1859 and a few years later adopted the new name of Romania. The Kingdom of Romania gained official recognition as an independent country at the Congress of Berlin in 1878.

Dobrogea was incorporated into Romania in 1878. Transylvania and the Banat entered Romania in 1918, following World War I.

States
Genealogy records are kept on the state level in the United States. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

Territories and Federal District
There are five territories and one federal district under the jurisdiction of the United States.

Former Territories
There are six former territories of the United States.

More Romania Research Strategies
Research strategies give guidance on how to research or what records to search for first. Below are additional research strategy Wiki articles for Romania.

More Romania Research Tools
Research tools can include resources that assist in locating correct records to search and determining the correct locality to search in. Below are links and Wiki articles to research tools in Romania.
 * Beginning Romanian Research
 * Letter Writing Guide
 * Research Outline for Romania by BYU
 * [[Media:Romanian_Genealogical_Research.pdf|Romanian Genealogical Research]]
 * Romanian National Archives
 * Websites

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map

Featured Content


Bukovina (Bukowina) is an historical region on the northern slopes of the northeastern Carpathian Mountains and the adjoining plains. It is currently split between Romania and Ukraine. The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg Monarchy, which became Austrian Empire in 1804, and Austria-Hungary in 1867. Nowadays in Ukraine the name is unofficial, but is common when referring to the Chernivtsi Oblast as over 2/3 of the oblast is the northern part of Bukovina. In Romania the term Northern Bucovina is sometimes synonymous to the entire Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine, and (Southern) Bucovina to Suceava County of Romania.
 * Northern Bukovina Parish Registers
 * Czernowitz City Directories

Jurisdictions
Romania has 41 counties (judet - singular, judete - plural) and 1 municipality* (municipiu). The word judet is usually seen in the form judeţul, which means "the district."

Romanian Family History Centers

 * Romania Family History Centers

Research Tools
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