Rattiszell, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy

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History And Geography
Rattiszell (or Rattizell - either spelling is correct) is a town in eastern Bavaria, about 23 km north of Straubing and 3.2 km south of Stallwang.
 * It is in the Administrative Region of Niederbayern, the municipality district of Straubing-Bogen and is part of the community association of Stallwang.
 * You can see what other towns are in the same municipality on Wikipedia There is additional information about Rattizell in the German Wikipedia
 * Rattiszell covers only 8.56 square miles (22.16 km²) and has a Population of 1,431 (2008).

Civil Registration
There is not a civil records office in Rattiszell. This village is associated with Stallwang. Standesamt (Registry Office) Stallwang Straubinger Str. 18 94375 Stallwang Germany Telephone : 09964/6402-0 Fax : 09964/6402-37 Email : info@vg-stallwang.de

Online Records
There are not any records on microfilm of Rattizell or Stallwang listed in the family search catalog yet. However, there are some records on microfilm 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 takes you to the FamilySearch Catalog   where it lists the records which are on microfilm from Staubing. They might be available at a local Family History Center. Some of them can be viewed online by clicking on the camera icon.
 * Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters (1914-1918) include information on soldiers from Rattiszell on Ancestry.com

Catholic Church Records
There is a beautiful Catholic church in Rattizell.

St. Benedikt Catholic Church
Pfarrkirche St. Benedikt Kirchstraße 1-4 94372 Rattiszell Germany None of the parish records are available here. You would need to go to Regensburg to find information on your ancestors from this village. It is best to make an appointment to use that facility to search for information. 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.

Regensburg Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv - for most of Oberpfalz
St.Petersweg 11-13 D-93047 Regensburg Germany archive@bistum-regensburg.de
 * 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

The records in the Regensburg Catholic Archive are on microfiche which takes time and patience to read. It is necessary to make an appointment to use a film reader. It is also possible to reserve a small, private room with a reader in it. This is very nice if you want to work with another person and converse about your research and findings. (As of December 2017 there was not an extra cost for the private room). There is a 7 Euro fee per day per person to do research and a charge per document you have copied. This can add up to an expensive way to gather information, however, you can just take a pencil (not an ink pen) and paper and write down what you find. The people that work there don't have much time to assist you, so go planning to use a bit of time becoming familiar with their system. If you complete your research at the end of the day they may not be able to have the documents you need copied until the next day. You can return the next day to pick them up or you can pay them to mail them to your home.

Lutheran Church Records
Bavaria was and is predominantly Catholic. If your ancestors lived in Rattiszell, there is a chance they affiliated with the Catholic Church, since there is not a Lutheran Church in Rattiszell. However, if you do not find them in Catholic records, you should search the Lutheran records. Today there are a few Lutheran churches nearby. The closest is in Bogen.
 * According to Meyer's Gazetteer, the closest Lutheran church in 1871 was in Kleinhöfling (which is actually a small farm).

Evanglische Erlöserkirche Bogen
Dr.-Martin-Luther-Straße 6 94327 Bogen Germany +49 9422 1243

There is also a Lutheran Church in Straubing

Church of St. Peter
Petersgasse 50A 94315 Straubing Germany website phone +49 9421 21532 You can email to inquire about information for you ancestors.
 * The Lutheran Archive for Bavaria is in Nurnberg. It is always a good idea to contact in advance and make an appointment to use any archive.

Veilhofstraße 8 90489 Nurnberg Germany E-Mail: archiv@elkb.de Website


 * Many records for the Lutheran (Evangelical) church are digitized and available online through Archion ($) This is not a free site, but requires registration and a membership fee.
 * Detailed Instructions on how to use Archion

Cemeteries
A small cemetery surrounds the Catholic church in Rattiszell and is not difficult to find. If you are hoping to find information on your ancestors in a cemetery, keep in mind that in most Bavarian cemeteries the grave plots are re-used as often as every 25 years. (sometimes 50 -100 years).

Additional Help
We hope that the above information will be useful to those seeking genealogy for their family from Rattiszell, Bavaria, Germany. If you are still struggling be sure to use the "Bavaria Wiki Topics" guide on the upper right side of this page. Another wonderful resource available on Wiki is the Wiki Wizard German videos.