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"Hungary" Disambiguation
Hungary may refer to:


 * The present-day country of Hungary.
 * The Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)
 * Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)

United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Hungary" or "Austria" meaning the Kingdom of Hungary or Austria-Hungary. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town.

To view a map showing the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary with the associated provinces, click here.

Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.

Maps of Hungary

 * To view the present-day Hungary at Google Maps, click here.
 * For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.

Gazetteers of Hungary

 * Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking here.
 * Use the Hungarian Village Finder available from the Family History Library desktop:
 * Select Databases at the Family History Library.
 * Scroll down the page to the 14th CD Title.
 * Click on the Hungarian Village Finder, Atlas, and Gazetteer link.
 * At the detail level, this database identifies the location of Jewish congregations associated with the various cities and villages.

Hungary Jewish Records

 * Learn more about available Jewish records by clicking here.

The JewishGen Hungary Database

 * More than 360,000 records for Austria and the Czech Republic, from a variety of sources, including: cemetery data, Yizkor books, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click here.