Metadata: Administrative district of Rothenhof
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 Roth
- Title:
- Administrative district of Rothenhof
- Title (official language):
- Amt Rothenhof
- Creator/accumulator:
- Administrative district of Rothenhof
- Date(s):
- 1730/1807
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 0.9 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains documents relating to, among others: jurisdictions, border disputes, land surveying, trade and commerce, official budget, tax, construction, domain, cultivation, forestry, hunting, pasture, services, church and school matters, military matters, justice. All administrative matters also concern Jews.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Braunschweig administrative district developed from a lower judicial and administrative authority in the 14th century to a sovereign administrative district. It was abolished by the administrative body of the kingdom of Westphalia in 1807.
- 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
