Sources of
Genealogical Information
in Austria

For a good set of links and other resources for Austrian genealogical research, you will want to visit the AustriaGenWeb site, part of the World GenWeb project.

Tracing Your Ancestors in Vienna, prepared by the Vienna Archives, provides a good introduction into genealogical research in the country, including how to locate birth certificates and other major record sources in Austria.

For another view, this one from an LDS perspective, you can visit the Family History in Austria page, which includes a list of Family History Centers in Austria.

Looking for living relatives in Austria? Begin your search with the online Austrian Telephone Book, sponsored by the nation's telephone country, where you can search by surname, given name, and location. (Note: This site is in German.)

The website of the Evangelical Churches in Austria is the homepage of both Evangelical Lutheran and Reformed churches in the country, complete with a list of all of their Austrian parishes.

The English version of the Austrian National Library's website includes information on its collections of historical material, where it is located, and how you can contact the Library's staff.

A regional archives, the Vorarlberger Landesarchiv, has a good website with information on its holdings of value, where the archive is located, and how to contact the staff via email. (Note: This site is in German.)

Like the website for the Vorarlberger Archiv, the one for the Wiener Stadt- und Landesarchiv (Vienna Archives) includes contact information for the staff, the location and visiting hours of the archive, and information about its holdings. Some pages are in English, but most of this site is in German.

Sources of Genealogical Information in Austria

Sources of
Genealogical Information
in Austria