Státní okresní archiv Litoměřice se sídlem v Lovosicích
- State District Archive of Litoměřice in Lovosice
Address
Phone
+420 477 755 925
Fax
History
The Archives of Bohušovice nad Ohří, Budyně nad Ohří, Kravaře, Libochovice, Litoměřice, Roudnice nad Labem, Štětí, Terezín, Třebenice and Úštěk were united in 1954 to create the District Archives of Litoměřice. In 1955, district archives were also established in Lovosice and Roudnice nad Labem. In 1960, the archives of Lovosice and Roudnice were incorporated into the Litoměřice District Archives.
The District Archive of Litoměřice was placed in the premises of the former prison cells at the Small Fortress in Terezín (Theresienstadt) between 1960 and 1994. There the high relative humidity of the depositories damaged the archival records. Therefore, the authorities decided to move the archive in 1975. However, it was not until 1986 that a suitable building was obtained for the archives in Lovosice. After complex administrative negotiations in 1990, the decision was made to adapt the local buildings and to add a new archival depository. In 1995, the archive facility in Lovosice was opened to the public.
In August 2002, part of the archive was affected by floods. In October 2003, the reconstruction work began. In April 2006, the archive was reopened to the public.
Archival and Other Holdings
An online list of the Archives' collections is available in Czech:
http://www.soalitomerice.cz/archivni-fondy-a-sbirky-knihovna-soka-litomerice/
Finding Aids, Guides, and Publication
The Archival VadeMeCum web application enables researchers to view the published, digitised archival documentation and search the fonds and collections of the State Regional Archives Litoměřice as well as its State District Archives in the Ústí and Liberec regions in northern Bohemia. The portal is searchable in Czech:
http://matriky.soalitomerice.cz/vademecum/
Archival records throughout the Czech Republic are also searchable in a nationwide archives database:
http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/archivni-fondy-cr/default.aspx?lang=en
Opening Times
The reading room is open on Monday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
It is necessary to contact the Archives in advance of any visit: +420 477 755 925