Civil Croatia
Zagreb, Varaždin, Koprivnica, Bjelovar, Križevci. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.
Whose archive this ground was
| Years | Who held it | Whose archive that means |
|---|---|---|
| 1102–1527 | Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary | FamilySearch The Kingdom of Croatia entered a personal union with Hungary in 1102. |
| 1527–1868 | Kingdom of Croatia under the Habsburg monarchy | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch · ANNO — Austrian Newspapers Online |
| 1868–1918 | Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (within the Hungarian half) | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch · ANNO — Austrian Newspapers Online The Croatian–Hungarian Settlement of 1868 merged Croatia and Slavonia into the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia; the Military Frontiers were reincorporated in 1881. |
| 1918–1941 | Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, then Yugoslavia | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch The Croatian Sabor proclaimed independence on 29 October 1918 and joined the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs; most of the territory became the Sava Banovina in 1929 and the autonomous Banovina of Croatia was created on 24 August 1939. |
| 1941–1945 | Independent State of Croatia | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch |
| 1945–1991 | Yugoslavia — SR Croatia | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch |
| 1991–2026 | Croatia | ARHiNET — Croatian State Archives · FamilySearch |
The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.
See the whole span, 1102–2026, on the map →
The map takes a range, and a range that crosses one of the rows above is where records get lost: the family never moved, and the archive on the far side of the handover will tell you it holds nothing.
210 places on this ground
The 200 carrying the most collections are listed; 10 more stand on this ground. Every place has them all.
- Zagreb, Sv. Ivan 37
- Križevci 23
- Ðurđevac 21
- Donja Dubrava 19
- Maruševec 19
- Bjelovar 15
- Donji Vidovec 15
- Bednja 13
- Marija Bistrica 13
- Veliki Bukovec, Ludbreg 13
- Subotica 12
- Varaždinske Toplice 12
- Donja Stubica 11
- Kapela 11
- Rovišće 11
- Samobor 11
- Gaj 10
- Kloštar 10
- Legrad 10
- Pregrada 10
- Visoko 10
- Bistra 9
- Dubrava (Vrbovec) 9
- Gornja Stubica 9
- Krapina 9
- Krapinske Toplice 9
- Lepoglava 9
- Tuhelj 9
- Veliko Trgovišće 9
- Virje 9
- Brdovec 8
- Gornji Draganec 8
- Imbrijovec 8
- Ivanec 8
- Jesenje 8
- Koprivnica 8
- Lobor 8
- Miholec 8
- Petrovsko 8
- Radoboj 8
- Šandrovac (Bjelovar) 8
- Sv. Martin pod Okićem 8
- Začretje 8
- Čučerje 7
- Čvrstec, Sv. Petar 7
- Gornja Rijeka 7
- Gornje Vrapče 7
- Granešina 7
- Hrašćina 7
- Kloštar Ivanić 7
- Kraljev Vrh 7
- Kuzminec 7
- Ludbreg 7
- Martijanec 7
- Nevinac 7
- Nova Rača 7
- Peteranec 7
- Remetinec 7
- Rozga 7
- Varaždin, Sv. Nikola 7
- Zrinski Topolovac 7
- Biškupec 6
- Brckovljani 6
- Čazma 6
- Ðelekovec 6
- Donja Voća 6
- Ðurđic (Križevci) 6
- Gornji Dubovec 6
- Kalnik 6
- Kaniža 6
- Klanjec 6
- Molve 6
- Moravče 6
- Samarica 6
- Stara Plošćica 6
- Sv. Nedjelja 6
- Vugrovec 6
- Žabno, Sv. Ivan 6
- Zelina 6
- Bartolovec 5
- Bedenica 5
- Desinić 5
- Dubovec 5
- Dugo Selo 5
- Jalžabet 5
- Jastrebarsko 5
- Kašina 5
- Klenovnik 5
- Konjšćina 5
- Kostel 5
- Kozarevac 5
- Kraljevec 5
- Mače 5
- Mali Raven 5
- Markuševec 5
- Miholjanec 5
- Mrzlo Polje 5
- Petrovina 5
- Pušća 5
- Rakovec 5
- Remete 5
- Sesvete 5
- Velika Erpenja 5
- Velika Gorica 5
- Vidovec 5
- Vrbovec 5
- Vrtlinska 5
- Zajezda 5
- Bisag 4
- Brezovica 4
- Carevdar 4
- Cvetlin 4
- Donji Mosti 4
- Gradec 4
- Hum Breznički 4
- Ivanska 4
- Koprivnički Bregi 4
- Križ 4
- Kupinec 4
- Lipovčani-Graberje 4
- Ljubešćica 4
- Lukovo 4
- Mala Gorica 4
- Marija Gorica 4
- Nart Savski 4
- Novi Pavljani 4
- Oborovo 4
- Orehovec, Sv. Petar 4
- Prgomelje 4
- Rude 4
- Velika Pisanica 4
- Vinagora 4
- Vojakovac 4
- Zabok 4
- Zlatar 4
- Bedekovčina 3
- Bela 3
- Belec 3
- Ciglena 3
- Cirkvena 3
- Donja Zelina 3
- Ivanić Grad 3
- Kneginec 3
- Križovljan 3
- Luka (Zaprešić) 3
- Margečan 3
- Novigrad Podravski 3
- Novoseljani 3
- Paka 3
- Plešivica 3
- Preseka 3
- Prišlin 3
- Prozorje (Dugo Selo) 3
- Rasinja 3
- Velika Lovrećina 3
- Zagorska Sela 3
- Bolč 2
- Bregi 2
- Bukevje (Velika Gorica) 2
- Drnje 2
- Gornji Kneginec 2
- Gornji Miklouš 2
- Hlebine 2
- Koprivnički Ivanec 2
- Kotari 2
- Lupoglav 2
- Miklouš 2
- Odra, Sv. Jurja 2
- Šćitarjevo 2
- Šestine 2
- Severin 2
- Soblinec (Cerje) 2
- Staro Čiče 2
- Sv. Ivanac 2
- Tuk 2
- Bedenik 1
- Bolfan 1
- Cerje (Samobor) 1
- Čukovec 1
- Drežnik 1
- Dubrovčan 1
- Jakuševec, Sv. Marko 1
- Ježevo 1
- Klokočevac 1
- Lepavina 1
- Narta 1
- Obrež (Zagreb-Novi Zagreb) 1
- Podgrađe (Omiš) 1
- Poljana (Varaždin) 1
- Sigetec 1
- Staro Selo 1
- Štefanje 1
- Trstenik (Dubrovnik) 1
- Velika Mučna 1
- Zdenci 1
- Bjelovar-Bilogora 0
- Glogovnica 0
- Koprivnica-Križevci 0
- Krapina-Zagorje 0
- Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli 0
4 FamilySearch collections reach this ground
Ranked with the regional ones first — a collection for a province is usually a better lead than a national index, though the national index is often where a name is actually written down. A free account opens the images.
- Croatia, Church Books, 1516-1994 ↗ 1515–1994 7,007,772 records
- Croatia, Delnice Deanery Catholic Church Books, 1571-1926 ↗ 1570–1926 233,088 records
- Slovenia, Ljubljana, Funeral Accounts, 1937-1970 ↗ 1937–1970 44,813 records
- Slovenia, Prekmurje and Međimurje, Civil Registers, 1895-1918 ↗ 1895–1918 0 records