The most important recourses for genealogical research are vital statistics registers of births, marriage and deaths that are deposited in local archives. Petitioner for genealogical research can address the local archives directly, or if he or she is unaware which archive to contact, he or she can send his/her request to the Archiving Administration and Filing Service Department of the Ministry of Interior and they will proceed the request to the relevant archives. In order to file a request to search the register, you will need to know a name of the searched person, a date of birth/death and its location. If you have any related family documents, make sure you attach a copy of these documents as well.  Despite all the efforts of the archivist that are often working with mangled names, the result of your search might be negative. Some of the registers have been digitalized and are accessible online.

Research in the archives is subject to a charge based on the public notice issued by the government.

Information regarding Czech Republic’s archives, its legislation and other useful information can be found at the official website for Ministry of Interior www.mvcr.cz.

 

Contacts:

Archiving Administration and Filing Service Department of the Ministry of Interior of the Czech Republic

Milady Horákové 133

166 21 Prague 6

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 974 847 601

fax: 00420 74 835 023

E-mail: posta@mvcr.cz

 

For genealogical research from Prague’s registry, please contact:

Prague city archives (Archiv hl.m. Prahy)

Archivní 6

149 00 Prague 4

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 236 00 4017

fax: 00420 236 00 7100

E-mail: posta@praha.eu

 

For genealogical research from Central Bohemian registry, please contact:

Státní oblastní archiv v Praze

Archivní 4

149 00 Prague 4

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 974 847 267

fax: 00420 974 847 357

E-mail: e-podatelna@soapraha.cz

 

For genealogical research from West Bohemian registry, please contact:

Státní oblastní archiv v Plzni

Sedláčkova 44, p.p. 312

306 12 Pilsen

Česká republika

tel: 00420 377 236 263

fax: 00420 377 327 269

E-mail: podatelna@soaplzen.cz

 

For genealogical research from South Bohemian registry, please contact:

Státní oblastní archiv v Třeboni

379 11 Třeboň - zámek

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 384 721 128

fax: 00420 384 722 379

E-mail: posta-tb@ceskearchivy.cz

 

For genealogical research from North Bohemian registry, please contact:

Státní oblastní archiv v Litoměřicích

Krajská 1

412 74 Litoměřice

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 477 755 975

fax: 00 420 477 755 992

E-mail: info@soalitomerice.cz

 

For genealogical research from East Bohemian registry, please contact:

Státní oblastní archiv v Zámrsku

zámek 1

565 43 Zámrsk

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 465 503 101

fax: 00420 465503117

E-mail: podatelna.osa@ahapa.cz

 

For genealogical research from South Moravian registry, please contact:

Moravský zemský archiv v Brně

Palachovo náměstí 723/1
625 00 Brno

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 533 317 224, 00420 542 162 008

fax: 00420 545 247 391

E-mail: podatelna@mza.cz

 

For genealogical research from North Moravian and Silesian registry, please contact:

Zemský archiv v Opavě

Sněmovní 1

746 22 Opava

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 553 607 240

fax: 00420 553 607 247

E-mail: podatelna@zao.archives.cz

 

For genealogical research from Jewish registry, please contact:

National Archives

Archivní 2257/4, 149 00

Prague 4 – Chodovec

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 974 847 240

fax: 00420 224 324 272

E-mail: na@nacr.cz

National archives deal mostly with request relating citizenships, nationality, imprisonment and persecution during the war, restitution etc.

 

For genealogical research from the Army Registry, please contact:

Vojenský ústřední archiv

Sokolovská 136

186 00 Prague 8 - Karlín

Česká republika

tel.: 00420 973 213 350

fax: 00420 973 213 308

E-mail: podatelna-vua@army.cz