Österreichisches Staatsarchiv

  • Austrian State Archives

Address

Nottendorfer Gasse 2
Wien
Wien
1030
Austria

Phone

43 1 795 40 250 / 43 1 79540 0

Fax

43 1 795 40 109

Email



Web

http://www.oesta.gv.at/

History

Over the years, dating back to the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, efforts have been made to centralize archival institutions of Austria. Between 1940 and 1945 significant work was done to centralize these state archives, while Austria was part of Germany's Third Reich. In 1983 the "Archiv der Republik" was founded as part of the Austrian archival system. Consequently other departments of the State Archives had to transfer to it their official records of the First Republic, the National-Socialist era and the Second Republic. In 1981 a new building was created in Vienna-Erdberg (Nottendorfer Gasse 2-4, 1030 Vienna); today it holds the General Directorate, the restoration workshop, the central library of the State Archives and the following archival departments: Allgemeines Verwaltungsarchiv, Archiv der Republik, Kriegsarchiv and Finanz- und Hofkammerarchiv.

Archival and Other Holdings

There are four main archival departments of the Austrian State Archives: Allgemeines Verwaltungsarchiv, Archiv der Republik, Kriegsarchiv and Finanz- und Hofkammerarchiv. The online descriptions of their holdings indicates the presence of administrative records, archive materials of the Reich as well as military and war archives, which include personal files and court records, among numerous other files. For more extensive information on each archive see their individual archival institution entries.

Among others contains restitution- and/or compensation-related materials: AT-OeStA/AdR E-uReang; 15668 files; Vermögensverkehrsstelle, Finanzlandesdirektion, Hilfsfonds, Staatsamt (Bundesministerium) für Vermögenssicherung und Wirtschaftsplanung; closed files until 12/31/2015.

Please note that Holocaust-related archival collections are described here: https://portal.ehri-project.eu/institutions/at-001999

Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication

Online research through the Austrian State Archives is possible with their online database, the "archive information system".

Researchers and those interested in the Archives may use the reading rooms, upon filling out a user request form ("Forscherbogen") and paying a fee (€10 for a 5-day pass). Additional rules and restrictions regarding the use of the Archives are available online.

Sources

    • Mémorial
    • YV
    • ClaimsCon'06
    • online search
    • Claims Conference Compensation Archives
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