Metadata: Administrative district of Seesen
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:
- 8 Alt Se
- Title:
- Administrative district of Seesen
- Title (official language):
- Amt Seesen
- Creator/accumulator:
- Administrative district of Seesen
- Date(s):
- 1566/1791
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 18.8 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains material regarding jurisdiction and border disputes; pasture; trade; commerce; police; construction and tithe matters; district court; matters concerning the region of Kommunionharz; forest and hunting; administrative districts budget; community, church and school matters; military matters; civil cases. Of special interest to Jewish history are the files with documents about protected Jews (Schutzjuden) in the administrative district of Seesen (Nr. 2-4).
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The administrative districts of Braunschweig emerged in the 14th century as the lower judicial and administrative authorities to sovereign castles. They were abolished by the administrative body of the Kingdom of Westphalia.
- Access points: locations:
- Seesen
- Wolfenbüttel
- 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
