Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994
Records of births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials peformed by priests in Croatia. Includes vital records of Jews. These records were acquired from the Croatian State Archive. Baptisms through 1900 can be searched.
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Croatia, Church Books
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What is in This Collection?
This collection includes baptismal, marriage, and burial records from different churches in Croatia, such as Roman Catholic, Serbian Orthodox, Jewish, and military congregations, for the years 1516-1994. It also includes vital records of Jews and some early civil registration of the Napoleonic period.
This collection dates to a period when Croatia was not yet an independent country, so it includes records created under governments of different countries, such as Hungary and the former Yugoslavia. A patent, ruled by Emperor Joseph II in 1784, mandated the inclusion of certain sections in all parish record books maintained by the clergy. These register records were later used also as civil vital records. As of 1868, the Ministry of Internal Affairs took over the right to supervise the maintenance of these records.
This collection contains records from the following denominations and civil units:
- Evangelical (Evangelička crkva)
- Greek Catholic (Grkokatolička crkva)
- Jewish (Židovska)
- Orthodox (Pravoslavna crkva)
- Reformed Christian (Reformska crkva)
- Roman Catholic (Rimokatolička crkva)
- Civil registration (Građanski)
- Military records (Vojni)
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading these Records
These records are written in Croatian. 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 Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The information in these records usually include the following:
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Birth
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Marriage
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Burial
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Collection Content
Sample Images
Baptisms 1819
Births
Marriages
Deaths
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Inventory
For a list of all the localities included in this Historical Records publication see Croatia, Church Books - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
Croatian, Latin
Location of Original Records
Croatian State Archives
"Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 March 2026. Arhiva Hrvatske u Zagrebu (Croatia State Archives), Zagreb.
