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Church Records refer to the records of births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials recorded by clergy. There are fragments of church records fragments from the Czech Republic dating from 1441, but the earliest intact registers date from the 1590s. Catholic parishes in Europe were first required to record baptisms and marriages in 1563 by order of the Council of Trent. The requirement to record deaths was introduced in 1614. It took several years before the practice was established in the Czech lands where most preserved registers start after 1620. A new format for the records was introduced in 1771. Because of religious intolerance within the Austrian Empire, the only legally recognized church registers were Catholic registers until 1781 when the Toleration Patent was issued. After 1784 the keeping of church registers was required by law for all religions, but under Catholic supervision. Duplicates of church registers [''druhopisy''] were made for civil purposes starting in the 1790s. Protestant church registers were recognized as legal records without Catholic supervision in 1840.
''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Czechia, go to the [[Czechia Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.''


'''Contents:''' 
==Online Records==
===Archives===
Once you find the names of the town, look it up in [http://www.GenTeam.at the GenTeam Gazetteer] to find out where the parish church was for that town and which archive region that town belongs to. Click on the archival region covering the location of your parish from this list.<br>


*'''Christening registers''' – infant's name, name and surname of father and mother, christening date (most also give the birth date); sometimes names of grandparents; names of godparents.  
*[[Brno Moravian Provincial Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*'''Marriage registers''' – names of groom and bride, date of marriage, often include ages, residences, occupations, previous marital status, names of parents, sometimes the birthplace; names of witnesses.
*[[Litoměřice Regional Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*'''Burial registers''–'''''name of the deceased, date and place of death and burial, residence; sometimes cause of death, names of survivors, occasionally the date and place of birth.
*[[Opava Provincial Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*[[Plzeň Regional Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*[[Prague (Praha) City Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*[[Prague (Praha) Regional Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*[[Třeboň Regional Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
*[[Zámrsk Regional Archives, Czechia Church Records]]
===FamilySearch===
*'''1552-1981''' {{RecordSearch|1804263|Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981}} at FamilySearch — index and images. These images are of original parish records created by local priests of each parish now stored in the regional archives of Litoměřice, Opava, Třeboň, and Zámrsk.[[Czech Republic, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1571-1905''' {{RecordSearch|1475346|Czech Republic, Northern Moravia, Opava Archive Church Books, 1571-190}} at FamilySearch — images. [[Czech Republic, Northern Moravia, Opava Archive Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]
*'''1650-1900''' {{RecordSearch|1472854|Czech Republic, Southern Bohemia, Třeboň Archive Church Books, 1650-1900}} at FamilySearch — images. [[Czech Republic, Southern Bohemia, Trebon Archive Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use This Collection]]


'''Location:'''In December of 1949, all church vital records prior to civil registration (1895) were declared state property. In 1952 the state began centralizing all these records into state regional archives [''státní oblastní archívy'']. In many cases records as late as the 1940s have been placed in state regional archives. Registers more recent than those in the state regional archives are still at local city or subdistrict registration offices [''matriční úřady''].  
==Writing for Records==
Use the [[Czechia Letter Writing Guide|'''Czechia Letter Writing Guide''']] for help with writing for records.


'''Research Use:'''These records are the prime source for information about the vital events in an individual's life. This information can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups and to perform temple ordinances. They identify children, spouses, parents, and often grandparents as well as dates and places of vital events. They establish individual identity and are excellent sources for linking generations and identifying relationships.
*Contact information for current [https://www.starokatolici.cz/kde-jsme/t158 ''Old Catholic'' parishes]


'''Accessibility:''' Presently, Czech church registers are accessible to those who hire a private researcher to visit the archives for them or who can visit the archives in the Czech Republic themselves and research the records in person. In 2006, several Czech archives agreed with the LDS church to begin a project digitally imaging church records. Thus far, only a few of the church records from the archive in [http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html?datestamp=1209075875587#p=2;c=1429329;t=browsable;w= Litoměřice] are available to researchers. Some church records from the archive in [http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz/index.php?doctree=1nr Třeboň] are also available.
==Finding the Town of Origin==
Records are created and organized on the local level. If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see


*[[Czechia Determining a Place of Origin|'''Czechia Determining a Place of Origin''']]
*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|'''Czechia Emigration and Immigration''']].
*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|'''Czechia Finding Town of Origin''']], using United States records.


==Church Records [''církevní matriky'']==


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Church Records refer to the records of births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials recorded by clergy. These records are the prime source for information about the vital events in an individual's life. This information can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups. They identify children, spouses, parents, and often grandparents as well as dates and places of vital events. They establish individual identity and are excellent sources for linking generations and identifying relationships.
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===Time Period===
There are fragments of church records fragments from Czechia dating from 1441, but the earliest intact registers date from the 1590s. Catholic parishes in Europe were first required to record baptisms and marriages in 1563 by order of the Council of Trent. The requirement to record deaths was introduced in 1614. It took several years before the practice was established in the Czech lands where most preserved registers start after 1620. A new format for the records was introduced in 1771. Because of religious intolerance within the Austrian Empire, the only legally recognized church registers were Catholic registers until 1781 when the Toleration Patent was issued. After 1784 the keeping of church registers was required by law for all religions, but under Catholic supervision. Duplicates of church registers [''druhopisy''] were made for civil purposes starting in the 1790s. Protestant church registers were recognized as legal records without Catholic supervision in 1840.
 
===Contents===
 
====Christening registers====
 
*infant's name,
*name and surname of father and mother,
*christening date (most also give the birth date);
*sometimes names of grandparents; names of godparents.
 
====Marriage registers====
 
*names of groom and bride,
*date of marriage,
*often include ages, residences, occupations, previous marital status, names of parents, sometimes the birthplace;
*names of witnesses.
 
====Burial registers====
 
*name of the deceased,
*date and place of death and burial,
*residence;
*sometimes cause of death, names of survivors,
*occasionally the date and place of birth.
==References==
 
{{reflist}}
 
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For information about records for non-Christian religions in Czechia, go to the Religious Records page.

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Once you find the names of the town, look it up in the GenTeam Gazetteer to find out where the parish church was for that town and which archive region that town belongs to. Click on the archival region covering the location of your parish from this list.

FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

Writing for Records[edit | edit source]

Use the Czechia Letter Writing Guide for help with writing for records.

Finding the Town of Origin[edit | edit source]

Records are created and organized on the local level. If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see

Church Records [církevní matriky][edit | edit source]

Church Records refer to the records of births/christenings, marriages, and deaths/burials recorded by clergy. These records are the prime source for information about the vital events in an individual's life. This information can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups. They identify children, spouses, parents, and often grandparents as well as dates and places of vital events. They establish individual identity and are excellent sources for linking generations and identifying relationships.

Catholic dioceses of the Czech Republic
Eparchies of Serbian Orthodox Church in Europe (including Czechia)

Time Period[edit | edit source]

There are fragments of church records fragments from Czechia dating from 1441, but the earliest intact registers date from the 1590s. Catholic parishes in Europe were first required to record baptisms and marriages in 1563 by order of the Council of Trent. The requirement to record deaths was introduced in 1614. It took several years before the practice was established in the Czech lands where most preserved registers start after 1620. A new format for the records was introduced in 1771. Because of religious intolerance within the Austrian Empire, the only legally recognized church registers were Catholic registers until 1781 when the Toleration Patent was issued. After 1784 the keeping of church registers was required by law for all religions, but under Catholic supervision. Duplicates of church registers [druhopisy] were made for civil purposes starting in the 1790s. Protestant church registers were recognized as legal records without Catholic supervision in 1840.

Contents[edit | edit source]

Christening registers[edit | edit source]

  • infant's name,
  • name and surname of father and mother,
  • christening date (most also give the birth date);
  • sometimes names of grandparents; names of godparents.

Marriage registers[edit | edit source]

  • names of groom and bride,
  • date of marriage,
  • often include ages, residences, occupations, previous marital status, names of parents, sometimes the birthplace;
  • names of witnesses.

Burial registers[edit | edit source]

  • name of the deceased,
  • date and place of death and burial,
  • residence;
  • sometimes cause of death, names of survivors,
  • occasionally the date and place of birth.

References[edit | edit source]

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