Upper Austria and Salzburg Genealogy: Where Records Are

Church, Evangelical and archive records for Upper Austria and Salzburg.

Styria and Carinthia Genealogy: Church Books and Borders

Church books, archives and border changes for Styrian and Carinthian research.

Tyrol and Vorarlberg Genealogy: Online Books and Archives

Tyrolean and Vorarlberg church book portals, archives and military sheets.

Burgenland Genealogy: Hungarian-Era Records Explained

Why Burgenland records differ from the rest of Austria and where each layer is held.

Bohemian and Moravian Ancestors of Austrian Families

How to follow a Viennese or Austrian family back to Bohemia, Moravia or Silesia.

Galicia and Bukovina Ancestors: Where the Records Are

Where records for Galician and Bukovinian families are held, and what Vienna can add.

South Tyrol, Slovenia and the Adriatic Coast Ancestors

Where records of South Tyrol, Slovenia and the Austrian Littoral are held.

Austrian Citizenship by Descent: Which Route Fits You

The two main routes to Austrian citizenship through ancestry, and how to work out which one applies.

Section 58c: Who Qualifies as Persecuted or Descendant

The official definition of persecuted persons and direct descendants under Section 58c of the Austrian Citizenship Act.

Section 58c Declaration: Documents and Process

How the Section 58c declaration works: where it is filed, which documents are required and how they must be certified.