Western Slovak Republic

Zapadoslovenskej Kraj (West 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 state 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 Western 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 Bratislave (Bratislava) Krizkova ulice c. 7 811 04 Bratislava
telefon: 07 460 51, or 07 460 52, or 07 460 53 director: PhDr. Peter Draskaba

Statny oblastny archiv v Nitre (Nitra) Novozamocka ulice c. 388 949 08 Nitra – Ivanka
telefon: 0706 41 61 director: Sarlpta Drahosova, prom. hist.

District Archives (Okresni 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 Bratislava – vidrek Dolna ulice c. 140 900 01 Modra
telefon: 07 0492/3926
director: PhDr. Jan Dubovsky

Statny okresny archiv v Galante Sovietskej armady ulice c. 1 927 00 Sala
telefon: 0706 22 60
director: PhDr. Veronika Novakova

Statny okresny archiv v Nitre Pod Katrusou c. 1 949 05 Nitra
telefon: 087/41 66 20
director: Edita Banyiova

Statny okresny archiv v Novych Zamkoch Tyrsova ulice c. 1 940 65 Nove Zamky
telefon: 0817/272 39
director: Miroslav Tokoly

Statny okresny archiv v Komarne Cervenej armady ulice c. 15 945 36 Komarno
telefon: 0819/28 87
director: Veronika Lakatosova

Statny okresny archiv v Leviciach no street address 935 23 Rybnik
telefon: 0813/92 22 61
director: Peter Tesak

Statny okresny archiv v Senici Kralovska ulice c. 16 909 01 Skalica
telefon: 0801/94 45 67
director: Miroslav Mindas

Statny okresny archiv v Topolcanoch Pod Kalvariou c. 2140 955 01 Topolcany
telefon: 0815/221 26
director: PhDr. Olga Kvasnicova

Statny okresny archiv v Trencine Kozusnicka ulice c. 1 911 00 Trencin
telefon: 0831/239 96
director: Danica Hlavacova, prom. hist.

Statny okresny archiv v Trnave Stefanikova ulice c. 46 917 38 Trnava
telefon: 0805/221 19
director: PhDr. Jozef Simoncic, Csc.