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  • Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
  • If you plan to visit a repository, contact them and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.
  • Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the Family History Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.

Archives

Croatian State Archives
Hrvatski Državni arhiv
Trg Marko Marulića 21
10000 Zagreb
Phone:+385 (0)1 4801 999
Fax:4829-000
E-mail: hda@arhiv.hr
Website

Registers more than 100 years old were transferred to archives in 1957. Registers before World War I were transferred to town halls. The churches kept registers for the post-War period. The reason for this was the census conducted in 1957. Thus, the archive has most records prior to 1857. There are still registers in the parishes. The transcripts are in the Archbishopric Archive. Pedigrees are scattered in the collection. Though censuses were conducted in 1857,1869,1880,1890, and 1900, there are no census records in the archive.


Past issues of the Arhivski Vjesnik, bulletin of the Croatian State Archives, are available online. Click here for the 1899-2021 issues (updated each year). In Croatian.

The journal "Arhivski vjesnik" promotes archival science; archival theory and practice are at the center of his interests. It does not publish archival material, as well as historical articles and discussions that cannot be connected with the history of institutions. The editorial board strives to increase bibliographies on individual areas of research or valuable individual archival works.[1]

Regional State Archives

In addition to the Croatian State Archives, there is a network of regional state archives in the Republic of Croatia. They are responsible for archival and registry materials of state bodies, legal entities with public powers and public services operating in their area. The regional state archives contain funds of regional administrative and judicial bodies, local schools, hospitals, factories, cultural associations, collections dedicated to topics of local and wider significance, family and personal funds and various other materials that constitute a valuable source for the study of political, economic and cultural history of cities and the wider region.[2]

State Archive Bjelovar
Državni arhiv u Bjelovaru
Trg Eugena Kvaternika 6
43000 Bjelovar, Croatia
Phone: 385-43-244-487
E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-bj@bj.htnet.hr


State Archive Dubrovnik
Državni arhiv u Dubrovniku
Sv. Dominika 1
20000 Dubrovnik, Croatia
385-20-412-394
E-mail: dad@dad.hr


State Archive Gospić
Državni arhiv u Gospiću
Kaniška 17
53000 Gospić, Croatia
tel.385-53/560-440
E-mail: drzavni-arhiv@gs.htnet.hr


State Archive Karlovac
Državni arhiv u Karlovcu
Lj. Šestića 5
47000 Karlovac, Croatia
385-47-621-092; 622-510
E-mail: daka-arhiv@ka.t-com.hr


State Archive Križevci
Državni arhiv u Križevcima
Trg Josipa Jurja Strossmayera 5
48260 Križevci, Croatia
tel: 048/712-795


Državni arhiv za Međimurje
Štrigova 102
40312 Štrigova, Croatia
tel./fax. 040/312-600
E-mail: dram@dram.hr


State Archive Osijek
Državni arhiv u Osijeku
Kamila Firingera 1
31000 Osijek, Croatia
385-31-207-240
E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-os@os.t-com.hr


Archival depository for Osijek
Arhivsko spremište za Osijek
Vojarska 1
32000 Vinkovci, Croatia
385-32-331-695


State Archive Pazin
Državni arhiv u Pazinu
V. Nazora 3
52400 Pazin, Croatia
385-52-624-077; 624-114
E-mail: dapa@dapa.hr


State Archive Rijeka
Državni arhiv u Rijeci
Park Nikole Hosta 2
51000 Rijeka, Croatia
385-51-336-445
E-mail: povijesni-arhiv-ri@ri.tel.hr


Affiliate at Senj
Sabirni arhivski centar u Senju
Strmac 3
53270 Senj, Croatia
tel. 053/882-006
E-mail: drzavni.arhiv.rijeci@gs.t-com.hr


State Archive Sisak
Državni arhiv u Sisku
Frankopanska 21
44000 Sisak, Croatia
385-44-540-747
E-mail: info@dask.hr

State Archive Sl. Brod
Državni arhiv u Slavonskom Brodu
A. Cesarca 1
35000 Sl. Brod, Croatia
tel./fax. 035/446-573
E-mail: dasb@dasb.hr


Affiliate at Požega
Državni arhiv - Odjel Požega
Sv. Trojstva 1
34300 Požega, Croatia
385-34-272-695


State Archive Split
Državni arhiv u Splitu
Glagoljaška 18
21000 Split, Croatia
385-21-355-826
E-mail: administracija@das.hr


Državni arhiv u Šibeniku
Velimira Škorpika 5
22 000 Šibenik, Croatia
tel./fax. 022/330-370
E-mail: dasi@dasi.hr


State Archive Varaždin
Državni arhiv u Varaždinu
Trstenjakova 7
42000 Varaždin, Croatia
385-42-331-748
E-mail: dav@dav.hr


Archival depository for Koprivnica
Arhivski centar za Koprivnicu
Oružanska 25
48000 Koprivnica, Croatia
tel./fax. 048/642-154
E-mail: dav@kc.htnet.hr


Archival depository for Krapina
Arhivski sabirni centar za Krapinu
Velika Ves 137
49224 Lepajci, Croatia
tel./fax. 049/342-202
E-mail: dav@kr.htnet.hr


State Archive Virovitica
Državni arhiv u Virovitici
Trg bana J. Jelačića 24
33000 Virovitica, Croatia
tel.033/801-900
fax. 033/801-902
E-mail: arhiv.virovitica@vt.t-com.hr


State Archive Vukovar
Državni arhiv u Vukovaru
Dr. Franje Tuđmana 8
32 000 Vukovar, Croatia
tel./fax. 032/425-195
E-mail: drzavni.arhiv.vu@davu.hr


Archival depositaory for Vinkovci
Arhivski sabirni centar u Vinkovcima
Vojarska 1
32 100 Vinkovci, Croatia
tel./fax. 032/331-695
E-mail: drzavni-arhiv@vk.t-com.hr


State Archive Zadar
Državni arhiv u Zadru
Ruđera Boškovića bb
23000 Zadar, Croatia
385-23-211-530
E-mail: drzavni-arhiv-zadar@zd.t-com.hr


State Archive Zagreb
Državni arhiv u Zagrebu
Opatička 29
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
385-1-485-1375
E-mail: daz@daz.hr

Libraries

Societies With Records

Museums

References

  1. "Arhivski vjesnik", https://hrcak.srce.hr/arhivski-vjesnik, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. "Archives in Croatia", at Croatia State Archives, https://www-arhiv-hr.translate.goog/hr-hr/Arhivska-slu%C5%BEba/Arhivi-u-Hrvatskoj?_x_tr_sl=hr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http, accessed 13 November 2022.