Croatia Civil Registration

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Croatia

Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Ministry of Justice and Administration
Ulica grada Vukovara 49
10 000 Zagreb Croatia
Telephone: 01 371 40 00

Maksimirska 63
10000 Zagreb,Croatia
Telephone: 01 235 75 55
E-mail: pitanja@mpu.hr

The registers are located in civil registry offices.

If your relative is dead, his/her birth certificate can be purchased at Matični ured in Croatia or at a Croatian Consular office abroad.

To prove you have a right to it, you must show proof of your family connection to the relative that is supported by Matica rođenih records and you will need to explain your purpose for requesting the birth certificate. A valid purpose is applying for citizenship based on lineage. You can purchase the certificate personally or via person authorized by the notary public.

Historical Background

In May 1946 universal registration by civil authorities was introduced in Croatia as well as throughout Yugoslavia.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth

• Date and place of baptism
• Name of infant
• Gender and date of birth
• Legitimacy
• Religion
• Parents' names, residence, and place of origin
• Names of witnesses or godparents

Marriage

• Date and place of the event
• Names of the bride and groom
• Their civil statuses (widowed, single, divorced) at the time of the event
• Places of origin and residence of the bride and groom
• Names of parents
• Name of witnesses

Burial

• Place and date of the event
• Place and date of death
• Name of the principal (deceased)
• Civil status of principal at time of death
• Civil status and name of spouse, if married at time of death
• Parents' names
• Sometimes, place of burial

• Use the Croatia Letter Writing Guide to write for records.