Romania Archives and Libraries
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Government records in Romania are kept in a system of archives under the National Archives in Bucuresti. Church records were also added to the system during the Communist era. The system consists of a central national archive in the capital, Bucuresti, and 41 regional archives, one for each of the counties, and one for the municipality of Bucuresti.
A permit is required for onsite searching of the archives, which must be obtained at the archive where you will be doing your research. The permit lasts two years, but only covers the archive where it was issued. If you want to do research at a different archive site in the system, you will need to get a permit at that site also. To obtain the permit, you will fill out an application which will be at the archive. As the permit is a photo identification, you will need to bring a passport or smaller photo with you when you apply for the permit. Permits are generally issued the same or next day. You can request records from the archive as soon as you receive your permit. There is no charge for the permit. There is a daily charge for copying or taking photographs of the records,
The address for the National Archives is:
Arhivele Nationale ale Romaniei
Bulevardul Regina Elisabeta 49
050013 Bucuresti 5, Romania
Each regional archive has a page on the national archives website. To access the page of a regional archive, start at the main page of the national archives site. Then, , consult the national archives web site by doing the following: click on the Romanina flag to go to the Romanian version of the website. Then click on the tab labeled "Directii Judetene". A page will appear with a box that says alege, click on the arrow to the right. A list of the regional archives will appear. Chck on the archive for the county that you want. The page for this specific archive site will come up and all the information about that site will be displayed.
In addition, if you scroll down the page for the regional archive you will see a link labeled "Lista Fondurilor si Colectilor date in cercetare de catre Serviciul Judetean". If you click on the link, a PDF will come up that lists all the records in that archive. To the left of the description or name of each file is a number. You will use this number to order the file at the archive.
The addresses of the regional archives in alphabetical order, follow. Correspondence to regional archives should be addressed to: Directia Judeteanu [name of judet] a Arhivelor Nationale. Postal codes are included where available. For phone, and fax numbers and email addresses, consult the page for teh regional archive page. Some archives also post their hours on the website.
Some cities in Romania have the same name. This can occur when the two cities were originally in different countries, or one city was destroyed, another built, and then the original city was rebuilt. In correspondence, two things can distinguish cities, the postal code and if you add the county code to the address after the city name. County codes appear below in parentheses after the county name, just like the state code in a United States address. Bucuresti does not use a code, but you should specify which sector (1-6) the address is in..
Please note that all phone numbers in Romania begin with zero, this corresponds to Romania's country code of 40. For example, the switchboard at the central archive is listed as 021/303 7080, the number from outside Romania is +(40) 21 303 7080.
Judet Alba (AB): Strada Mihai Viteazu 29; 510010 Alba Julia, Romania
Judet Arad (AR): Strada Ceaikovski 2-6; 310052 Arad, Romania
Judet Bacau (BC): Strada Vasile Alecsandri 5; 600010 Bacau, Romania
Judet Bihor (BH): Piata Independentei 39; 410076 Oradea, Romania
Judet Bistrita-Nasaud (BN): Strada Garii 3-5; Bistrita, Romania
Judet Botosani (BT): Strada Col V Tomoroveanu 9; 710078 Botosani, Romania
Judet Braila (BR): Strada Plevna 8 bis; 810111 Braila, Romania
Judet Brasov (BV): Strada Gh Baritiu 34; 500025 Brasov, Romania
Directia Municipuilui Bucuresti; Calea Vacaresti 470 Bucuresti 4, Romania
Judet Buzau (BZ): Bulevardul Nicolae Bascescu 42; 120187 Buzau, Romania
Judet Calarasi (CL): Strada Pompierilor 1; 910002 Calarasi, Romania
Judet Caras-Severin (CS): Strada Sesul Rosu 12; Caransebes, Romania
Judet Cluj (CJ): Strada Mihail Kogalnicieanu 100, 400084 Cluj, Romania
Judet Constanta (CT): Strada Stefan cel Mare 121, 900705 Constanta, Romania
Judet Covasna (CV): Bulevardul Gen Grigore Balan 12, 520013 Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania
Judet Dambovita (DB): Strada Plutonier Ditescu Stan 6, 130015 Targoviste, Romania
Judet Dolj (DJ): Strada Libertatii 34; Craiova, Romania
Judet Galati (GL): Strada Constructorilor 2; 800360 Galati, Romania
Judet Giurgui (GR): Bulevardul CFR 7; Giurgiu, Romania
Judet Gorj (GJ): Strada I C Popilian 32-34; Targu-Jui, Romania
Judet Harghita (HR): Strada Bulevardul Fratei 6, 530112 Harghita, Romania
Judet Hunedoara (HD): Strada Aurel Vlaicu 2; 330005 Deva, Romania
Judet Ialomita (IL): Strada Al Odobescu 4; 920025 Slobozia, Romania
Judet Iasi (IS0: Bulevardul Carol I #26; Iasi, Romania
Judet Ilfov (IF): Strada Leaota 2A; Bucuresti 6, Romania
Judet Maramures (MM): Bulevardul Bucuresti 26; Baia Mare, Romania
Judet Mehedinti (MH): Bulevardul Carol I #75; 240149 Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania
Judet Mures (MS): Strada Crizantemelor 8; 540073 Targu-Mures, Romania
Judet Neamt (NT): Strada V A Urechia 4-6; Piatra Neamt, Romania
Judet Olt (OT): Strada Primaverii 15; 230002 Slatina, Romania
Judet Prahova (PH): Strada Logofat Tautu 3; 100573 Ploiesti, Romania
Judet Salaj (SJ): Strada Tudor Vladimirescu 26A; 450067 Zalau, Romania
Judet Satu Mare (SM): Strada 1 Decembrie 1918 #13; 44001 Satu Mare, Romania
Judet Sibiu (SB): Strada Arhivelor 3; 550164 Sibiu, Romania
Judet Suceava (SV): Strada Stefan cel Mare 33; 720003 Suceava, Romania
Judet Teleorman (TR): Soseaua Turnu Magurele 5; 140003 Alexandria, Romania
Judet Timis (TM): Strada Andrei Mocioni 8; 300038 Timisoara, Romania
Judet Tulcea (TL): Strada Isaccei 173; Tulcea, Romania
Judet Valcea (VL): Strada General Praporgescu 16; Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
Judet Vaslui (VS): Strada Mihail Kogalniceanu 2; Vaslui, Romania
Judet Vrancea (VN): Strada Dimitrie Cantemir 19; 620098 Focsani, Romania