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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• 1516-1994 Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, Incomplete. Records of births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials performed by priests in Croatia. Includes vital records of Jews.
• 1822-1859 - Veli Lošinj & Mali Lošinj, Croatia Deaths, 1822-1859, Ancestry.com ($)
• 1564-1937 Zadar State Archives Digital Collection; Digital church and civil records from the county of Zadar.
• ARHiNET Croatia at Central National Register of Archival Fonds and Collections of the Republic of Croatia - includes vital registers. How to use this website

British Citizens

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, index and images, Findmypast.com ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,, index and images, Findmypast.com ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, Findmypast.com ($)

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 also located in civil registry offices.

Use the Croatia Letter Writing Guide to write for records.

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

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