Archive of the Town of Loštice

Collection

Scope and content:: The fonds contains documents of the Loštice local self-government. Of the post-1850 documents, only the following concern Jews: from the 1850s, a list of Jewish community houses, illegal teaching in the Jewish quarter, elections in the Jewish community, the economy of the Jewish community, military executions among Jews, street construction in the Jewish quarter, contributions of the Jewish religious community to the needs of the municipality; from the 1860s, tax arrears of Jewish community; from the 1870s, disorder in local economic management; from the early 20th century, assets of the Jewish community; from 1938, requests from Loštice Jews to permit residence of German relatives; and from the Second World War, a list of Jewish merchants, decrees concerning Jews, a report on the state of the Jewish community, establishment of the joint rabbinate for the Jewish religious community in Loštice and Jevíčko, a request on the placement of a municipal museum in the Jewish synagogue, labour placement of Loštice Jews, removal of anti-German signs by Jews, seizure of property remaining after the transportation of Loštice Jews, purchase of Jewish real estate by the municipality.

Archival history:: The Loštice archive was kept at the town hall until 1940; it was arranged by the municipal archivist in 1939. It was taken over by the district archive in Zábřeh in 1959 and moved to the state district archive in Šumperk in 1960.

Administrative/biographical history:: The first confirmed reports of Loštice come from the second half of the 13th century. Around the mid-14th century, Loštice had the status of a town. Jews are documented in the 16th century and by the end of the century they formed an independent community with its own administration. Loštice became an independent municipality in 1850 and the previously independent Jewish community was dissolved. Loštice was in the political district of Zábřeh from 1850–55, Mohelnice from 1855–68, Zábřeh again from 1868–38 and Litovel from 1938–45. It was in the judicial district of Mohelnice from 1850–1938 and Litovel from 1938–45.

Subject terms:: Antisemitism; Antisemitism--Antisemitic legislation; Education; Financial records; Holocaust; Holocaust--Deportation; Jewish community; Jewish quarters; Military; Museums; Plunder; Residency issues of Jews; Synagogues; Trade and commerce

System of arrangement:: The fonds is arranged as follows: I. Charters; II. Municipal books and registers-up to 1850: A) Books on insurance of the rights of the town as a whole, B. Books on insurance of the rights of burghers and the vassals of the town, C. Other books; II. Municipal books and registers-after 1850: A. Administrative books, B. Property and economic books, C. Other books; III. Files: A. Registry aids, B. Files; IV. Ledgers; V. Maps and plans.

Finding aids:: Spurný, F.; Tylečková, H.: Archiv města Loštic 1534–1945 (1959). Inventář, 1974, 190 s., ev. č. 402.