Opava Provincial Archives, Czechia

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Church Records

 * Zemský archiv v Opavě - website of the Opava Land Archives

Instructions

 * Using Online Czech Records: Land Archives in Opava - online class
 * Opava Land Archives, Czech Republic Church Records - Written instructions

Also Online

 * 1552-1981 -, at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1571-1905 - - at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browsable images.

Civil Registration
A few records are online from the Hlučín area: If you need civil registration records, you will usually need to write for them. Instructions for writing are found in the article Czech Republic Letter Writing Guide. Here you will find a form letter for requesting records. More complicated requests can be written in English. You will also find information on the process for paying for the certificates.
 * 1874-1937 - - at FamilySearch Historical Records  - free, browsable images.

Census Records

 * Opava Land Archives, Czech Republic Census Records - Instructions
 * 1800 - 1990 - at FamilySearch — Images
 * Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records) - Information and instructions

Land Records

 * 1450-1889 - at FamilySearch Historical Records  - free, browsable images.
 * Czech Republic Land Records (FamilySearch Historical Records) - information and instructions

School Registers

 * 1799-1953 -  at FamilySearch Historical Records - free, browse images.