Metadata: Administrative district of Voigtsdahlum
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 Voigtsd
- Title:
- Administrative district of Voigtsdahlum
- Title (official language):
- Amt Voigtsdahlum
- Creator/accumulator:
- Administrative district of Voigtsdahlum
- Date(s):
- 1603/1808
- Language:
- German
- Extent:
- 0.2 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection contains records dealing with, 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.
- Access points: locations:
- Voigtsdahlum
- 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