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Archives and Libraries

• Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
• If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
• Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

Croatian State Archives
Hrvatski Državni arhiv
Trg Marko Marulića 21
10000 Zagreb
Phone:+385 (0)1 4801 999
Fax:+385 (0)1 4829 000<(0)
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E-mail: info@arhiv.hr (with stated subject genealogy) for questions about the registers of births, deaths and marriages, books of armorial bearings or other subjects.

The sources for genealogical researches can be found in a large number of fonds and collections of the Croatian State Archives. The most significant and the most utilized sources on the topic are:

• Collection of Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages
• Collection of Coat of Arms
• Collection of Copies of Coat of Arms
• Collection of Coat of Arms of the Families of Croatia and Slavonia
• Supplemented microfilms – registers of births, deaths and marriages

The archives also collects data on registers of births, deaths and marriages in the territory of Croatia, so even if we do not hold material relevant for your research you can get general information about the registers of births deaths and marriages: where they are kept, whom to turn to etc.

Regional State Archives

In addition to the Croatian State Archives, there is a network of regional state archives in the Republic of Croatia. They are responsible for archival and registry materials of state bodies, legal entities with public powers and public services operating in their area. The regional state archives contain funds of regional administrative and judicial bodies, local schools, hospitals, factories, cultural associations, collections dedicated to topics of local and wider significance, family and personal funds and various other materials that constitute a valuable source for the study of political, economic and cultural history of cities and the wider region.

State Archive Bjelovar Državni arhiv u Bjelovaru Trg Eugena Kvaternika 6 43000 Bjelovar, Croatia Phone: 385-43-244-487 E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-bj@bj.htnet.hr State Archive Dubrovnik Državni arhiv u Dubrovniku Sv. Dominika 1 20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia Phone: 385-20-412-394 E-mail: dad@dad.hr State Archive Gospić Državni arhiv u Gospiću Kaniška 17 53000 Gospić, Croatia Phone: 385-53/560-440 E-mail: drzavni-arhiv@gs.htnet.hr State Archive Karlovac Državni arhiv u Karlovcu Lj. Šestića 5 47000 Karlovac, Croatia Phone: 385-47-621-092 E-mail: daka-arhiv@ka.t-com.hr State Archive Križevci Državni arhiv u Križevcima Trg Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 5 48260 Križevci, Croatia Phone: 048/712-795 Državni arhiv za Međimurje Štrigova 102 40312 Štrigova, Croatia Phone: 040/312-600 E-mail: dram@dram.hr State Archive Osijek Državni arhiv u Osijeku Kamila Firingera 1 31000 Osijek, Croatia Phone: 385-31-207-240 E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-os@os.t-com.hr Archival depository for Osijek Arhivsko spremište za Osijek Vojarska 1 32000 Vinkovci, Croatia Phone: 385-32-331-695 State Archive Pazin Državni arhiv u Pazinu V. Nazora 3 52400 Pazin, Croatia Phone: 385-52-624-077 E-mail: dapa@dapa.hr State Archive Rijeka Državni arhiv u Rijeci Park Nikole Hosta 2 51000 Rijeka, Croatia Phone: 385-51-336-445 E-mail: povijesni-arhiv-ri@ri.tel.hr Affiliate at Senj Sabirni arhivski centar u Senju Strmac 3 53270 Senj, Croatia Phone: 053/882-006 E-mail: drzavni.arhiv.rijeci@gs.t-com.hr State Archive Sisak Državni arhiv u Sisku Frankopanska 21 44000 Sisak, Croatia Phone: 385-44-540-747 E-mail: info@dask.hr

State Archive Sl. Brod Državni arhiv u Slavonskom Brodu A. Cesarca 1 35000 Sl. Brod, Croatia Phone: 035/446-573 E-mail: dasb@dasb.hr Affiliate at Požega Državni arhiv - Odjel Požega Sv. Trojstva 1 34300 Požega, Croatia Phone: 385-34-272-695 State Archive Split Državni arhiv u Splitu Glagoljaška 18 21000 Split, Croatia Phone: 385-21-355-826 E-mail: administracija@das.hr Državni arhiv u Šibeniku Velimira Škorpika 5 22 000 Šibenik, Croatia Phone: 022/330-370 E-mail: dasi@dasi.hr State Archive Varaždin Državni arhiv u Varaždinu Trstenjakova 7 42000 Varaždin, Croatia Phone: 385-42-331-748 E-mail: dav@dav.hr Archival depository for Koprivnica Arhivski centar za Koprivnicu Oružanska 25 48000 Koprivnica, Croatia Phone: 048/642-154 E-mail: dav@kc.htnet.hr Archival depository for Krapina Arhivski sabirni centar za Krapinu Velika Ves 137 49224 Lepajci, Croatia Phone: 049/342-202 E-mail: dav@kr.htnet.hr State Archive Virovitica Državni arhiv u Virovitici Trg bana J. Jelačića 24 33000 Virovitica, Croatia Phone: 033/801-900 Fax: 033/801-902 E-mail: arhiv.virovitica@vt.t-com.hr State Archive Vukovar Državni arhiv u Vukovaru Dr. Franje Tuđmana 8 32 000 Vukovar, Croatia Phone: 032/425-195 E-mail: drzavni.arhiv.vu@davu.hr Archival depositaory for Vinkovci Arhivski sabirni centar u Vinkovcima Vojarska 1 32 100 Vinkovci, Croatia Phone: 032/331-695 E-mail: drzavni-arhiv@vk.t-com.hr State Archive Zadar Državni arhiv u Zadru Ruđera Boškovića bb 23000 Zadar, Croatia Phone: 385-23-211-530 E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-zadar@zd.t-com.hr State Archive Zagreb Državni arhiv u Zagrebu Opatička 29 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: 385-1-485-1375 E-mail: daz@daz.hr

Libraries

• Croatia Libraries (Libweb)

Societies With Records

• Croatian Archival Society
• Archives Portal Europe provides access to information on archival material from Croatia as well as information on archival institutions throughout the European continent.