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Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations, such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm. This section describes the major repositories of genealogical and historical records and sources for the Czech Republic. When one of these institutions is referred to elsewhere in this outline, return to this section to obtain the address.


If you plan to visit one of these repositories, contact the organization and ask for information about their hours, services, and fees. When writing to an archive in the Czech Republic, you may write in English.  
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==Regional Archives==
*Brno Moravian Provincial Archives: [https://portal.ehri-project.eu/institutions/cz-002230 Website], [[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czechia|Research Wiki Article]]
*Litoměřice Regional Archives: [https://vademecum.soalitomerice.cz/vademecum/index.jsp Website], [[Litoměřice Regional Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]
*Opava (Olomouc) Provincial Archives: [https://www.archives.cz/web/ Website], [[Opava Provincial Archives, Czechia|Research Wiki Article]]
*Plzeň Regional Archives: [https://www.portafontium.eu/?language=cs Website], [[Plzeň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]
*Prague (Praha) City Archives: [https://www.ahmp.cz/index.html?mid=18&wstyle=0&page=%27%27 Website], [[Prague (Praha) City Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]
*Prague (Praha) Regional Archives: [https://ebadatelna.soapraha.cz/pages/IndexPage;jsessionid=8F2D35804298461483ACAB4DFF29C3F3?0 Website], [[Prague (Praha) Regional Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]
*Třeboň Regional Archives: [https://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/ Website], [[Třeboň Regional Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]
*Zámrsk Regional Archives: [https://aron.vychodoceskearchivy.cz/apu/1875fe9a-f56e-4735-866e-12f442ac8eb9 Website], [[Zámrsk Regional Archives, Czech Republic|Research Wiki Article]]


In the Czech Republic there are several types of genealogical repositories:
==Clickable Map of Archive Regions==
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*National archives and libraries
=== Using Regional Archives  ===
*Regional archives  
*Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online. 
*Military archives  
*The regional archives are the repositories for most pre-1900 parish books and, therefore, are the archives of primary importance to Czech genealogical researchers.
*Church parish offices
*In addition to early parish books, the regional archives house an enormous amount of important material including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc. 
*University and public libraries
*You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors.
*Historical and genealogical
:*If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see:
*Societies
::*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|Czechia Finding Town of Origin]], using United States records
::*[[Czechia Determining a Place of Origin|Czechia Determining a Place of Origin]] 
::*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Czechia Emigration and Immigration]]
:*If you know the village/town/parish, use the [http://www.genteam.at/ GenTeam Free Gazetteer] to find out which archive holds the records that you need. [[Media:1-Genteam_Gazetteer-Instruction.pdf|GenTeam Instructions]]
 
== District Archives  ==
Since most ancestry research is done at the regional archives rather than the district archives, the inventories of the district archives are far from well known. For example, censuses before 1930 (1869, 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1921) are housed at the district archives. Many census records are online
*{{RecordSearch|1930345|Search Czech Republic Censuses and Inhabitant Registers, 1800-1990}} 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index?owc=https://www.familysearch.org/service/cds/recapi/collections/1930345/waypoints Browse by Town]
*[[Czech Republic, Censuses and Inhabitant Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
 
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