Czech Republic, Civil Registers, 1874-1937
Civil registration records of births, marriages and deaths from the Hlučín (Hultschin, Hulczyn) area in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic. The area formerly belonged to the Duchy of Troppau but was divided in 1742 between Habsburg Austria and the Prussian province of Silesia. At the end of World War I it was made part of Czechoslovakia, returned to Nazi Germany in 1938, and restored to Czechoslovakia in 1945. The originals are housed in the Opava district archive, Czech Republic.
Czech Republic, Civil Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection will include civil registration records of births, marriages and deaths from the Hlucín (Hultschin, Hulczyn) area in the Moravian-Silesian region of the Czech Republic from 1874-1937. The area formerly belonged to the Duchy of Troppau, but was divided in 1742 between Habsburg Austria and the Prussian province of Silesia. At the end of World War I it was made part of Czechoslovakia, later returned to Nazi Germany in 1938, and then restored to Czechoslovakia in 1945. The originals of these records are housed in the Opava district archive, Czech Republic. The records are in Czech, German, or Latin.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in German, Czech and Latin. For help reading the records see the following:
- German Language and Languages
- German Word List
- Czech Genealogical Word List
- Czech Republic Language and Languages
- Latin Genealogical Word List
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Czech Republic Civil Registers,1874-1937. |
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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Death
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Collection Content
Sample Images
Birth Record 1883
Birth and Death Record 1923-9
Marriage Record 1921
Death Record 1883
Collection Details
Language
Czech
Location of Original Records
Zemsky Archiv v Opave (Opava District Archives, Opava)
"Czech Republic, Civil Registers, 1874-1937." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 9 October 2025. Zemsky Archiv v Opave (Opava District Archives, Opava).
