Middle Slovak Republic

Stredoslovenskej Kraj (Middle Slovakia Region)

Any person interested in inspecting archival documents is required to prove his/her identity by showing an identity card or other document of similar validity (e.g. passport); to register each visit in the visitor’s book, and at the beginning of research fill out a research form (badatelsky list). The research form is to be recompleted whenever the subject of inspection or the subject of research are changed, and at the beginning of every calendar year.

There may be a limit of five (5) books that may be researched on any one day. These books often must be reserved at least a day in advance at the archive. Most of the archives do have photocopy machines, but there are restrictions on what books you may copy from, due to the fragile nature of the old matriky (church registers).

The records may be written in Slovak, Hungarian, German or Latin depending on the priest or minister who kept the records.

Regional Archives

There are two regional archives (Statny oblastny archivy) located in Middle Slovakia. The regional archive contains the matriky (church records) which include baptismal, marriage and death. It also contains tax records, deeds, charters, and nobility records.

Statny oblastny archiv v Banskej Bystrici (Banska Bystrica) Sladkovicova ulice c. 1 974 05 Banska Bystrica
telefon: 0881 372 08
director: Jozef Kupca, prom. hist.

Statny oblastny archiv v Bytci (Bytca) Kastiel 014 35 Bytca
telefon: 0821/36 22
director: PhDr. Jana Harantova

District Archives (Okresny archivy)

These smaller district archives contain such information as passport applications, letters requesting permission to emigrate, certain land records, marriage contracts with register of bride’s dowry, school records, and town records, including government records, and the town chronicle (history of events from the town/village).

Statny okresny archiv v Banskej Bystrici (Banska Bystrica) namesti SNF c. 1 974 01 Banska Bystrica
telefon: 088/248 46 Fax: 088/539 77
director: Peter Hamala

Statny okresny archiv v Cadci Palarikova ulice c. 1158 022 01 Cadca
telefon: 0824/217 40
director: Antonia Hudecova

Statny okresny archiv v Dolnom Kubine (Dolny Kubin) Matuskova ulice c. 1654/8 026 01 Dolny Kubin
telefon: 0845/34 98
director: PhDr. Sona Matugova

Statny okresny archiv v Povazskej Bystrici (Povazska Bystrica) Slovenskych partizanov ulice c. 1135/55 017 01 Povazska Bystrica
telefon: 0822/250 60
director: Helena Lalkova

Statny okresny archiv v Prievidzi Tehelna ulice c. 1 972 01 Bojnice
telefon: 0862/324 19
director: Danica Simanova

Statny okresny archiv v Rimavskej Sobote (Rimavska Sobota) Hlavne namesti c. 2 979 80 Rimavska Sobota
telefon: 0866/237 75
director: Kamila Lebovicova

Statny okresny archiv v Liptovskom Mikulasi (Liptovsky Mikulas) Skolska ulice c. 4 031 01 Liptovsky Mikulas
telefon: 0849/233 32
director: Mgr. Peter Dvorsky

Statny okresny archiv v Lucenci (Lucenec) Kubinyiho namesti 984 01 Lucenec
telefon: 0863/49 38
director: not listed

Statny okresny archiv v Martine (Martin) Vajanskeho nabr. c. 1 036 58 Martin
telefon: 0842/341 23
director: Paula Valkova

Statny okresny archiv vo Velkom Krtisi Za parkom c. 851 post. priecinok 111/(?) 990 01 Velky Krtis
telefon: 0854/229 37
director: PhDr. Marta Kamasova

Statny okresny archiv vo Zvolene (Zvolen) Ostra Luka – Kastiel 962 61 Dobra Niva
telefon: 0855/912 34
director: Katarina Poprocsiova

Statny okresny archiv v Zdiari nad Hronom namesti 1 maja 4/7 976 01 Kremnica
telefon: 0857/92 55 08
director: Mikulas Celko

Statny okresny archiv v Zilina Budatin – Zamok 010 03 Zilina
telefon: 089/202 52
director: Peter Stansky