Archivnachfrage in Rheinland-Pfalz

Are you researching a historical event in your area and looking for reliable sources? Then the relevant archive in Rhineland-Palatinate is a possible point of contact for you.

In Rhineland-Palatinate you can use

• scientific purposes,
• for questions of local history,
• to research your own family or
• to clarify legal questions

archive records in the relevant archive.

You can find out which archive material is relevant to your question by using the appropriate search engines, which the respective archive provides either on the Internet or on site. The archives can be used by anyone who has a legitimate interest in viewing archive records.

In addition to the state archives, you can also use municipal archives, church archives, family archives, business archives, media archives or university archives for your research.

Identity document (e.g. identity card) for use of the respective archive.

Any person who demonstrates a legitimate interest in using the relevant archive material has the right to inspect the public archive material, subject to compliance with the user regulations.

The respective archive will tell you whether and to what extent fees are charged.

To obtain a list of available archives in Rhineland-Palatinate, go to the relevant page of the archive portal and select your region from the map shown for a list of archives.

The state of Rhineland-Palatinate also offers an online archive database in which initial searches can already be carried out.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, you can evaluate archive material in the relevant archive for scientific purposes, for local history questions, to research your own family or to clarify legal issues. A list of all existing archives in the state can be accessed online via the Rhineland-Palatinate archive portal.

Further information about archives in Rhineland-Palatinate can be obtained from the Rhineland-Palatinate State Archive Administration or the archive portalwhich not only contains information on the two state archives in Koblenz and Speyer, but also on municipal, church, business and media archives.