Metadata: Charters of the Benedictine nunnery of Gandersheim
Collection
- Country:
- Germany
- Holding institution:
- State Archives of Lower Saxony – Wolfenbüttel branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Wolfenbüttel
- Postal address:
- Forstweg 2, 38302 Wolfenbüttel
- Phone number:
- +49 5331 935 0
- Reference number:
- 14 Urk
- Title:
- Charters of the Benedictine nunnery of Gandersheim
- Title (official language):
- Urkunden Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Marien vor Gandersheim
- Creator/accumulator:
- Benedictine nunnery of Gandersheim
- Date(s):
- 973/1633
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 250 files
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains numerous legal charters, including those relating to the sale of land by Seesen citizens, including Jews.
- Archival history:
- The Benedictine nunnery of Gandersheim was founded by the Reich monastery of Gandersheim and consecrated in 939/940. During the 13th century, it developed into the nunnery for canonesses. In 1482 it was occupied by Benedictine nuns from Lamspringe,. It was abolished in 1570.
- Access points: locations:
- Gandersheim
- Subject terms:
- Christianity
- Land
- Real estate
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement. The material is in order of accession.
- Finding aids:
- An online catalogue (Arcinsys) is available.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=
- Yerusha Network member:
- Institute for the History of German Jews
- Author of the description:
- Meike Buck
