Rattiszell, Bavaria, Germany Genealogy

Rattiszell (or Rattizell - either spelling is correct) is a town in eastern Bavaria. It is in the municipality district of Straubing-Bogen and is part of the community association of Stallwang. Rattiszell is about 23 km north of Straubing amd 3.2 km south of Stallwang.

Civil Registration
There is not a civil records office in Rattiszell. This village is associated with Stallwang. Standesamt (Registry Office) Stallwang Straubinger Str. 18 94375 Stallwang Germany Telephone : 09964/6402-0 Fax : 09964/6402-37 Email : info@vg-stallwang.de

Online Records
There are not any records on microfilm of Rattizell or Stallwang listed in the family search catalog yet. However, there are some of Straubing available. So it might be a good idea to check those films for your ancestors since Rattizell is in that administrative community.This link will take you to the family search library catalogue which will give you a list of the microfilms available for Straubing. They can be viewed at the Brigham Young University Harold B. Lee Library or the Genealogy Library In Salt Lake City.

Catholic Church Records
There is a beautiful Catholic church in Rattizell.

St. Benedikt Catholic Church
Pfarrkirche St. Benedikt Kirchstraße 1-4 94372 Rattiszell Germany None of the parrish records are available here. You would need to go to Regensburg to find information on your ancestors from this village. It is best to make an appointment to use that facility to search for information. They are not open every day and close for a variety of German and catholic holidays. So check and make an appointment before going there to do research. Regensburg Bischöfliches Zentralarchiv - for most of Oberpfalz St.Petersweg 11-13 D-93047 Regensburg Germany archive@bistum-regensburg.de
 * List of parish registers
 * Information for requesting research by the archives for a fee.
 * The archives will do genealogical research for you. Requests are requested by email or email. The fee for genealogical research is Euros 35.00 per half an hour plus postage

Cemeteries
The cemetery surrounds the church and is not difficult to find.