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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
*'''1835-1938''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10952/austria-vienna-jewish-vital-records-1835-1938?s=275764761 Austria, Vienna, Jewish Vital Records, 1835-1938] at My Heritage - index ($)
*'''1869-1900''' [https://www.genteam.at/index.php?option=com_db48&view=all&Itemid=146&lang=en Index of Civil births in Vienna between 1869 and 1900] at GenTeam ($) index.
*'''1870-1939''' [https://www.genteam.at/index.php?option=com_ziviltrauungen&view=all&Itemid=34&lang=en Civil marriages in Vienna between 1870 and 1939] at GenTeam,($) index.
*'''1870-1912''' [https://www.genteam.at/index.php?option=com_db38&view=all&Itemid=80&lang=en Civil marriages in Graz and Salzburg between 1870 and 1912] at GenTeam ($) index.


===Offices to Contact===
===Offices to Contact===
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To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. <br>
To obtain a certificate, you need to contact the registry office which registered the event. <br>


To find an address for a local registry, use the [https://www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/en Austrian Government Help Portal].
To find an address for a local registry, use the list of [https://www.oesterreich.gv.at/id-austria/registrierungsbehoerden.html Registration Authorities] or see the list at [https://www.standesbeamte.at/system/web/gelbeseite.aspx?menuonr=221024271&typ=10 Standesbeamte.at].


For Vienna only, [http://www.wien.gv.at/english/administration/civilstatus/index.html Municipal Department 35] provides the relevant service.
For Vienna only, [http://www.wien.gv.at/english/administration/civilstatus/index.html Municipal Department 35] provides the relevant service.


==Historical Background==
==Background==


Civil registration (Zivilstandsregister) is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government.
Civil registration (Zivilstandsregister) is births, marriages, marriage supplements, deaths, family registers kept by the government.
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==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==


*Births and deaths began throughout on 1 January 1939.  
*Records of births and deaths began on 1 January 1939.  


*Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices ''(Bezirkshauptmannschaften)''.
*Civil registration of marriages started on 1 August 1938; however, marriages celebrated between 1 August 1938 and 31 December 1938 were conducted at regional district offices ''(Bezirkshauptmannschaften)''.
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==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==


===Births===
===Birth Records===


*Name of child
*Name of child
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*Names, residence, and occupation of parents
*Names, residence, and occupation of parents


===Marriages===
===Marriage Records===


*Names
*Names
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*Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc.   
*Documents showing proofs of births, deaths, prior marriages or divorces, proclamations, contracts, etc.   


===Death Registers===
===Death Records===


*Name
*Name
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*Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children
*Sometimes date and place of birth, names of parents, names of children


==Strategy==
== References  ==
== References  ==


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[[Category:Austria Military Records]]
[[Category:Austria Military Records]]
[[Category:Civil Registration]]
[[Category:Civil Registration]]
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