Metadata: District directorate of Wolfenbüttel
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:
- 127 Neu
- Title:
- District directorate of Wolfenbüttel
- Title (official language):
- Kreisdirektion Wolfenbüttel
- Creator/accumulator:
- District directorate of Wolfenbüttel
- Date(s):
- 1688/1964
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 70.3 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains, among others, material regarding the state administration; migration; marriage and residence certificates; police matters; fire department; inn; restaurants; brandy sales; guilds and crafts; trade concessions; metallurgical plants, factories, mines, salt works, quarries, brickworks; railways; gas, electricity supply; building construction; road-building; agriculture; church matters; land and buildings; school matters; foundations; military matters. Of special interest is the material regarding the new construction of a synagogue by the Jewish congregation in Wolfenbüttel and documents about the determination of citizenship of Jews.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The new state constitution (Landschaftsordnung) of 1832 led to a radical reform in the intermediate administrative division. District councils were newly established, directly subordinated to the state ministry.
- Access points: locations:
- Wolfenbüttel
- Subject terms:
- Citizenship
- Synagogues
- 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
