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From: Peter Paul Sint <>
Subject: Re: [AUSTRIA-L] Death Certificates
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 16:17:37 +0200

>Hello everyone,
>
>Could someone tell me where to write in Austria for a death certificate? My
>Grandmother died in Eblesberg, Linz Austria... She was buried in St.
>Florian, Austria. Her grave no longer exsists. Francheska Bogner geb: Hofer
>died 1 year after giving birth to my Aunt Margaretha.. In 1950.
>Second question is how far back (years) can you go in Austria to obtain
>death certificates and birth certificates?
>Any help would be great...
>Thank you,
>Michelle

this belongs to the city of Linz today.
For registry information after 1938 write to the corresponding 'Standesamt'.

In your case
http://www.linz.at/polver/gg1/esa.htm
EINWOHNER- UND STANDESAMT
Neues Rathaus
Hauptstraße 1 - 5, A-4041 Linz
(0732) 7070-2522


...
Abteilung 1 - Geburtenbuch - births
Walther Wohlfartstädter 7070-2525

2 - Ehebuch, Sterbebuch - marriages and deaths

Im Bereich des Standesamtes (Abteilungen 1 und
2) werden alle personenstandsrechtlichen
Angelegenheiten, wie Beurkundung von
Geburten, Eheschließungen und Todesfällen,
bearbeitet, über Antrag Vor- und Familiennamen
geändert und Eheschließungen vorgenommen.
Helmut Grösswang 7070-2535

Austria: Before 1938 you have to write to the corresponding parish (or other religious administrative unit). In principle you may get certificates for any time for which records exist. This varies from parish to parish.

Consult:
List of german genealogy FAQs
http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/gene/faqs/sgg.html

Included: link how to write in German to parishes and registers.
http://www.genealogy.com/gene/www/ghlp/muster.html
Include International Postal Reply Coupons.
Most persons have access to somebody reading English,
but state that you are prepared to accept replies in German.

Specifically for German genealogy in Austria
http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/gene/reg/AUT/austria-en.html

Sig:
Gen. research interests of Peter Sint:
/Moravia=MAEhren,BOHemia:
Antosch 1775 1963
Froemel 1823 1986
Mauler 1796 1970
Tichy 1815 1917
Dittrich,Divoky',Knorr,Egelmann,Fri(e)mel,Schaad,Slama,Zalabsky

/Tyrol: Sint 1430 now (also Vienna=Wien), Niedersind(t)
Ayrsthofer, Ausserlechner (1678-1888), (B)Plasius, P(B)laikhner,P(B)odner, Pruggerr,Burgman,Camerlander,Draschl,Egger,Feichtler,Filg, Fankhauser (1721-1970), Frantaller,Fux,Gasser,Halder, Haslgrueber,Hatler,Hofer,
Jungmann /Niggeler, Köck,Khoeck(er),Kofler,K(h)ofler, Kholbenthaller,Kuen?,Lechner, Locher,Lungkofler,Me(h/l)lhofer,Millman,Ortner,Pachlechner,
Pichler,Pirgl(er), Rainer,Ried(l)er,Senfter,Steidl,Stocker,Strasser,
Sulzenbacher, Thalman, Tschurtschenthaler, Valt(n)er,Vollgruber,Walder,
Watschinger,Weber,Weitlaner, Wink(h)(l)er, Wiser, Wurzer,Yberegger, Zimmermann

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