民事登记是一个政府用以记录其公民及居民重要事件的一套制度，其文件库或数据库即为民事登记处。民事登记之主要目的是创立官方文档以保障个人之公民权。

• 户籍
• 国籍
• 公民身份
• 民事登记法典
• 民事登记局

A Standesamt (German, plural "Standesämter") is a German civil registration office, which is responsible for recording births, marriages and deaths.

Soon after the German Empire was created in 1871 from the previous collection of German states (kingdoms, duchies, etc.), a universal system of register offices was established, taking effect on January 1, 1876. The system had previously been introduced in Prussia on October 1, 1874 and had been in use since the beginning of the 19th century in areas where the French Civil Code applied. Usually, the office was located in the local city or town hall.