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Guide to '''Italy ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
:'''Welcome to the Italy Page!'''  
==Country Information==
:FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Italy page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Italian records of genealogical value. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Italy Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For more information on the history and geography of Italy, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy click here.]
Italy is a country in Southwestern Europe bordered by [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Slovenia Genealogy|Slovenia]], [[San Marino Genealogy|San Marino]], and [[Vatican City Genealogy|Vatican City]]. It became a unified country in 1861. The official language is Italian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Italy," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref>
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an *. It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni'').
 
*Records are kept at the town level.
 
=== Regions  ===
 
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1 [[Portal:Abruzzo|Abruzzo]] <br>2 [[Portal:Aosta Valley (Valle d'Aosta)|Aosta Valley (Valle 'Aosta)]] *<br>3 [[Portal:Apulia (Puglia)|Apulia (Puglia)]] <br>4 [[Portal:Basilicata|Basilicata]] <br>5 [[Portal:Calabria|Calabria]] <br>6 [[Portal:Campania|Campania]] <br>7 [[Portal:Emilia-Romagna|Emilia-Romagna]] <br>8 [[Portal:Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] *<br>9 [[Portal:Lazio|Lazio]] <br>10 [[Portal:Liguria|Liguria]]<br>
 
| 11 [[Portal:Lombardy(Lombardia)|Lombardia (Lombardia)]] <br>12 [[Portal:Marche|Marche]] <br>13 [[Portal:Molise|Molise]] <br>14 [[Portal:Piedmont (Piemonte)|Piedmont (Piemonte)]] <br>15 [[Portal:Sardinia(Sardegna)|Sardinia (Sardegna)]] *<br>16 [[Portal:Sicily(Sicilia)|Sicily (Sicilia)]] *<br>17 [[Portal:Trentino-Alto Adige|Trentino-Alto Adige]] *<br>18 [[Portal:Tuscany(Toscana)|Tuscany (Toscana)]] <br>19 [[Portal:Umbria|Umbria]] <br>20 [[Portal:Veneto|Veneto]] <br>
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== Research Tools  ==
 
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*[[Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch|Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch]]
*[[Italy Websites|Websites]]
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/Downloads/Italian_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm Interpreting Italian records]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=36580_Italy_Finding_Ancestor.asp Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Italy 1809-1910]
 
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*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italy Surname Maps|Surname Maps]]
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Italian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italian Birth Document Translation|Translation of printed civil birth&nbsp;forms]]
*[[Italian Marriage Document Translations|Translation of printed civil marriage forms]]
*[[Italian Civil Death Document Translation|Translation of printed civil death form]]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Italy.pdf BYU Research Guide for Italy]
 
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== Research Strategies  ==
 
*[[Italy Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies for locating births marriages, and deaths]]
*[[Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
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'''Locating<br>birth records'''<br>
 
*[[Italy - Birth - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>
 
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'''Locating<br>marriage records'''<br>
 
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1866-Present|1866-present]]<br>
 
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'''Locating<br>death records'''<br>
 
*[[Italy - Death - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>
*[[Italy - Death - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>
*[[Italy - Death - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>


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*'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Italy|Pages for Italy]]
==Italy Map==
 
Genealogy records are kept on the state, province, and local level in Italy. Click on a province  or use the list of province links under Jurisdictions.
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==Jurisdictions==
===Regions===
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni)''. Records are kept at the town level.
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    <li>[[Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Aosta Valley, Italy Genealogy|Aosta Valley]]*</li>
    <li>[[Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Apulia (Puglia)]]</li> 
    <li>[[Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Basilicata]]</li>
    <li>[[Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Campania, Italy Genealogy|Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]*</li>
    <li>[[Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lombardy (Lombardia)]]</li>
    <li>[[Marche, Italy Genealogy|Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Molise, Italy Genealogy|Molise]]</li>
    <li>[[Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Piedmont (Piemonte)]]</li>
    <li>[[Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sardinia (Sardegna)]]*</li>
    <li>[[Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Sicily (Sicilia)]]*
    <li>[[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region, Italy Genealogy|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]*</li>
    <li>[[Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Tuscany (Toscana)]]</li>
    <li>[[Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Veneto]]</li>
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*The Anglo-Italian Family History Society has [http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk/transcriptions/census.htm online transcriptions of Italian names]&nbsp;in the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 England censuses.
 
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    <li>[[Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Agrigento, Sicily]]</li>
 
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    <li>[[Ancona, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Ancona, Marche]]</li>
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    <li>[[Asti, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Asti, Piedmont]]</li>
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    <li>[[Bari, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Bari, Apulia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Belluno, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Belluno, Veneto]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Benevento, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Benevento, Campania]]</li>
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    <li>[[Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Bergamo, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[Biella, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Biella, Piedmont]]</li>
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    <li>[[Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
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    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Bolzano or South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
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    <li>[[Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Brescia, Lombardy]]</li> 
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    <li>[[Brindisi, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Brindisi, Apulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Cagliari, Sardinia]]</li>
*'''New! '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/education_research_series_online.asp?ActiveTab=2#italyBeginningResearch '''Italian Research class online!''']  
    <li>[[Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Caltanissetta, Sicily]]</li>
*Hot off the Press!
    <li>[[Campobasso, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Campobasso, Molise]]</li>
*Current Events
    <li>[[Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Caserta, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Caserta, Campania]]</li>
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    <li>[[Catania, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Catania, Sicily]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Catanzaro, Calabria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Chieti, Abruzzo]]</li>
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    <li>[[Como, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Como, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Cosenza, Calabria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Cremona, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
    <li>[[Crotone, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Crotone, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy Biography|Biography]]  
    <li>[[Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Cuneo, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Census|Census]]  
    <li>[[Enna, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Enna, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
    <li>[[Fermo, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Fermo, Marche]]</li>
*[[Italy Church History|Church History]]  
    <li>[[Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*[[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]  
    <li>[[Florence, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Florence (Firenze), Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]  
    <li>[[Foggia, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Foggia, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Court Records|Court Records]]  
    <li>[[Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*[[Italy Directories|Directories]]  
    <li>[[Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Frosinone, Lazio]]</li>
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
    <li>[[Genoa, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Genoa (Genova), Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
    <li>[[Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
    <li>[[Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Grosseto, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Handwriting|Handwriting]]  
    <li>[[Imperia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Imperia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
    <li>[[Isernia, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Isernia, Molise]]</li>
*[[Italy Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
    <li>[[La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|La Spezia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy History|History]]  
    <li>[[L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|L’Aquila, Abruzzo]]</li>
*[[Italy Jewish History|Jewish History]]  
    <li>[[Latina, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Latina, Lazio]]</li>
*[[Italy Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
    <li>[[Lecce, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Lecce, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
    <li>[[Lecco, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lecco, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]  
    <li>[[Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Livorno, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Maps|Maps]]  
    <li>[[Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lodi, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]  
    <li>[[Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Lucca, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Minorities|Minorities]]  
    <li>[[Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Macerata, Marche]]</li>
*[[Italy Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
    <li>[[Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Nobility|Nobility]]  
    <li>[[Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Massa and Carrara, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]  
    <li>[[Matera, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Matera, Basilicata]]</li>
*[[Italy Other Records|Other Records]]  
    <li>[[Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Medio Campidano, Sardinia]]</li>
*[[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
    <li>[[Messina, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Messina, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
    <li>[[Milan, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Milan (Milano), Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]  
    <li>[[Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Modena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*[[Italy Schools|Schools]]  
    <li>[[Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Monza and Brianza, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
    <li>[[Naples, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Naples (Napoli), Campania]]</li>
*[[Italy Societies|Societies]]  
    <li>[[Novara, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Novara, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Taxation|Taxation]]  
    <li>[[Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Nuoro, Sardinia]]</li>
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
    <li>[[Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Ogliastra, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Oristano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Oristano, Sardinia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Padua, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Padua (Padova), Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Palermo, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Parma, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*Websites
    <li>[[Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Pavia, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Perugia, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Perugia, Umbria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Pesaro and Urbino, Marche]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Pescara, Abruzzo]]</li>
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    <li>[[Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pisa, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pisa, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pistoia, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Potenza, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Potenza, Basilicata]]</li>
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    <li>[[Prato, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Prato, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Ragusa, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Calabria, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Rieti, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rieti, Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Rimini, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Rome, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rome (Roma), Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Rovigo, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Rovigo, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Salerno, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Salerno, Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sassari, Sardinia]]</li>
    <li>[[Savona, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Savona, Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Siena, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Siena, Tuscany]]</li>
    <li>[[Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Sondrio, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|South Tyrol (Bolzano – Alto Adige), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
    <li>[[Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Taranto, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Taranto, Apulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Teramo, Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Terni, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Terni, Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Trapani, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Trapani, Sicily]]</li>
    <li>[[Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Trento (Trent), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
    <li>[[Treviso, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Treviso, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Turin, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Torino (Turin), Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
    <li>[[Varese, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Varese, Lombardy]]</li>
    <li>[[Venice, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Venice (Venezia), Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Vercelli, Piedmont]]</li>
    <li>[[Verona, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Verona, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Vibo Valentia, Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Vicenza, Veneto]]</li>
    <li>[[Viterbo, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Viterbo, Lazio]]</li>
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Guide to Italy ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

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Italy is a country in Southwestern Europe bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City. It became a unified country in 1861. The official language is Italian.[1]

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Genealogy records are kept on the state, province, and local level in Italy. Click on a province or use the list of province links under Jurisdictions.

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Regions

Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (provincie) and 8,101 municipalities (comuni). Records are kept at the town level.

Provinces

References

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Italy," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy, accessed 24 March 2016.
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