Have you reached a “brick wall” in your genealogy research? Onsite genealogy research in Croatia may just be the key to extending your Croatian ancestry. We have genealogists in Croatia that can help!
Challenges in Croatian Genealogy Research
Croatian records are organized on the local level, so identifying the town of origin is essential before conducting any research in Croatia. Croatian genealogical research is conducted primarily in church records—the majority of Croats were historically Roman Catholic, with smaller populations of Orthodox, Protestant, or Muslim adherents. Many Croatian records of all religions have been digitized by FamilySearch or the Croatian archives, but there are still some records that are only available onsite in the archives or held by local churches. This is especially the case for the section of Croatia that used to be part of Italy.
Our Team of Professional Genealogists Can Help
If you have Croatian ancestry, our professionals can track down the city/town of origin of your ancestors, determine where that location actually is today, and identify where the records for that place are currently kept. Our onsite agents can then visit that location to obtain any documents that are needed.
Onsite Archive Access in Croatia
Our onsite genealogy researchers have access to the following archives, repositories, and libraries in Croatia to help track down the records you need to extend your Croatian family history:
- Croatian State Archives
- State Archive Bjelovar
- State Archive Dubrovnik
- State Archive Gospić
- State Archive Karlovac
- Državni arhiv za Međimurje
- State Archive Osijek
- Archival depository for Osijek
- State Archive Pazin
- State Archive Rijeka
- Affiliate at Senj
- State Archive Sisak
- State Archive Sl. Brod
- Affiliate at Požega
- State Archive Split
- Državni arhiv u Šibeniku
- State Archive Varaždin
- Archival depository for Koprivnica
- Archival depository for Krapina
- State Archive Virovitica
- State Archive Vukovar
- Archival depositaory for Vinkovci
- State Archive Zadar