This register was maintained by the Valea Lungă Jewish community (Hung: Hosszúaszó; German: Langenthal) and records marriages taking place in the region. Please note it is miscatalogued as from the Blaj community, but the contents, including the official stamp, make clear the book was maintained in Valea Lungă. It was probably taken to Blaj sometime in the first half of the 20th century or possibly as late as World War II. The book, both titles and entries, is in German. Most of the weddings recorded took place in Valea Lungă but other neighboring villages are also mentioned such as Jidvei (Zsidve), Tătârlaua (Tatárlaka), Biia (Magyarbénye), Sânmiclăuş (Betlenszentmiklós), Pănade (Panád), Valea Sasului (Szászvölgy), Sâncel (Szancsal), Micăsasa (Mikeszásza) and others. Generally the bride was from Valea Lungă and the groom from elsewhere, though frequently both parties were from the vicinity. The entries are generally complete and include name and birth information for the bride and groom; parent names and occupation; age; where announcement of engagement took place; place and date of the ceremony; and names of witnesses and officiant.
Collection entitled Office of Israelite Matriculation for the district of Valea Lungă (Oficiul Matricular Israelit Cercual din Valea Lungă) and other records catalogued under Blaj, but actually from Valea Lungă.
Format:
Textual records
Extent:
6 sheets
Language:
German
Provenance:
These registers were maintained by the respective Jewish community and/or local municipality and collected in the 1950s by the National Archives.
Call Number:
Colecția: Registre de stare civilă de la parohi, jud. Alba; fond nr. 17; inv. 328; cotă 638
Bibliographic Citation:
Colecția: Registre de stare civilă de la parohi, jud. Alba; fond nr. 17; inv. 328; cotă 638; Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcția Județeana Alba
Repository:
Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Alba, Alba Iulia, Str. Mihai Viteazu nr. 29, cod 510010, jud. Alba