Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj), Slovakia Genealogy

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Guide to Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj),Slovakia ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Getting started with Slovak research
Welcome to the Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj) page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Trnava Region (Trnavský kraj) Page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Slovak records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Slovakia Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! "The Trnava Region (Slovak: Trnavský kraj; Hungarian: Nagyszombati kerület) is one of the eight Slovak administrative regions. It was established in 1996, from 1923 Trnava Region districts were mostly part of Bratislava Region. It consists of 251 municipalities, from which 16 have a town status.Wikipedia states it is the second most densely populated region in Slovakia." It is located in the middlewest part of Slovakia and forms a territorial band between the Bratislava Region and the rest of Slovakia, between Austrian and Czech borders in the north and Hungarian border in the south. This territory belongs to the oldest cultural areas of Slovakia. Many ancient archeological objects have been found in this area. The most famous is "Moravian Venus". It is more than 22 500 years old. Many nations have lived here: Celts, Germans, Slovenians, Hungarians.

Researching in Trnava Region
The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bratislava, Slovakia": Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1657-1900 (parish A) Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1666-1895 (parish B)

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