Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981
Images and some indexes of baptisms/births, marriages, and deaths that occurred in the Roman Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran, and Reformed Church parishes, as well as entries in those registers for Jews. These images are of original parish records created by local priests of each parish now stored in the regional archives of Litoměřice, Opava, Třeboň, and Zámrsk. Births are available through 1912, marriages and deaths through 1937.
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Czech Republic, Church Books
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What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index and images of church records of baptisms, marriages, and burials held by the National Archives of Czechia. Additional records kept by parish priests may also be found in these volumes.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Czech, German, or Latin. For help reading them see:
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Czech Republic Church Books, 1552-1993. |
What Can These Records Tell Me
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
- Marriage place
Burial
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
Sample Images
Birth Record 1900
Baptism Record 1803
Marriage Record 1852
Burial Record 1851
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Coverage Map
This map shows the regions and districts in the Czech Republic. The dark-colored areas indicate districts in this collection that have records as of 11 November 2021. For details on which cities and villages in those districts that are included see the inventory. Click the map to see a larger image.
Inventory
For a list of all the localities included in this Historical Records publication see Czech Republic, Church Books - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
Czech, German
Location of Original Records
National Archives of Czechia
"Czech Republic, Church Books, 1552-1981." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 March 2026. Státní oblastní archiv v Třeboňi (State Regional Archive of Trebon), Czech Republic.
