Family and genealogical research

For questions of genealogical research in Austria, you can use the service of the Austrian State Archives - in addition to numerous private companies and institutes. In the same way, you can also turn for genealogical research for the time before 1938 to the religious communities and their baptismal, marriage and death registers. Thanks to the digitalisation of the so-called Matriken, it is now possible to conduct online research in the archives of almost all dioceses in Austria from the comfort of one's own home. Further general information on the subject of "genealogical research" can be found, among other places, on the website of the Austrian Society for Research on Genealogy and Regional Heritage.  

Family research

Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archive)
Nottendorfergasse 2, 1030 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 795 40
Fax: +43 1 795 40-109
E-Mail 

Wiener Rotes Kreuz – Suchdienst (Tracing Service of the Viennese Red Cross)
Paulanergasse 9G (close to Karlsplatz), 1040 Wien
Tel.: +43 1 79 580 1706

When contacting the Red Cross, please make sure to provide the Tracing Services with the exact date and place of birth of the person in question and their last known address in Austria (also specifying when exactly the person lived there).

Information sheets are available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Farsi.

Israelitische Kultusgemeinde (Jewish Community)
Seitenstettengasse 4
1010 Wien 
Tel.: +43 1 531 04-0 Fax: +43 1 531 04-108

Information is provided on persons of Jewish faith.