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==Accessing the Records==
==Accessing the Records==
*Requests for information concerning ancestral families may be obtained by writing to the appropriate Zivilstandesamt.
*Access to records less than 100 years old is generally restricted to direct-line relatives.  
*Access to records less than 100 years old is generally restricted to direct-line relatives.  
*An up-to-date Excel file with contact information for civil registration offices nationwide can be downloaded at: [http://www.weesen.ch/dl.php/de/0cvo8-t4pgw9/ZVA_Liste_2008.pdf '''Addresses for Civil Registration (Zivilstandesamt) Offices (.pdf)''']
*An up-to-date Excel file with contact information for civil registration offices nationwide can be downloaded at: [http://www.weesen.ch/dl.php/de/0cvo8-t4pgw9/ZVA_Liste_2008.pdf '''Addresses for Civil Registration (Zivilstandesamt) Offices (.pdf)''']
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