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*Zámrsk Regional Archives: [https://aron.vychodoceskearchivy.cz/apu/1875fe9a-f56e-4735-866e-12f442ac8eb9 Website], [[Zámrsk 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]] | ||
==Clickable Map of Archive Regions== | |||
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*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archives house an enormous amount of important material including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc. | *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archives house an enormous amount of important material including early cadastral records, maps, architectural plans, historical documents, court records, administrative papers, etc. | ||
*You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors. | *You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors. | ||
{{Block indent|*If you do not know the name of the village or parish your ancestors lived in, see:}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|Czechia Finding Town of Origin]], using United States records|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Czechia Determining a Place of Origin|Czechia Determining a Place of Origin]] |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*[[Czechia Emigration and Immigration|Czechia Emigration and Immigration]]|2}} | |||
{{Block indent|*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 == | == District Archives == | ||
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Regional Archives
- Brno Moravian Provincial Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Litoměřice Regional Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Opava (Olomouc) Provincial Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Plzeň Regional Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Prague (Praha) City Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Prague (Praha) Regional Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Třeboň Regional Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
- Zámrsk Regional Archives: Website, Research Wiki Article
Clickable Map of Archive Regions
Using Regional Archives
- Czech vital records are kept at the regional archives and most are available online.
- The regional archives are the repositories for most pre-1900 parish books and, therefore, are the archives of primary importance to Czech genealogical researchers.
- 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.
- You must know the village, city or parish to determine which archive holds the records of your ancestors.
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