Metadata: Archive of the Town of Choceň
Collection
- Country:
- Czechia
- Holding institution:
- State District Archives Ústí nad Orlicí
- Holding institution (official language):
- Státní okresní archiv Ústí nad Orlicí
- Postal address:
- Pivovarská 137/II, Ústí nad Orlicí, 562 03
- Phone number:
- 00420 465 519 870
- Email:
- podatelna@sokauo.cz
- Reference number:
- 42
- Title:
- Archive of the Town of Choceň
- Title (official language):
- Archiv města Choceň
- Creator/accumulator:
- Town of Choceň
- Date(s):
- 1444/1952
- Language:
- Czech
- German
- Extent:
- 43 linear metres
- Physical condition:
- poor
- Scope and content:
- The fonds includes records of the town of Choceň such as chronicles, foundation deeds, registers, minutes of meetings of the municipal board and the council. There are a few items related to Jewish history: List of property acquired by Jews (1853), rabbi’s wage (1862-1868), list of Jews of Choceň (1865), contribution from the Jews (11878), Jews (1939-1941).
- Archival history:
- Documents create by the town administration and Municipality Office (Magistrat) were probably stored at the town hall. Since 1918 the written sources were administered by the town museum. In 1929 the archival records were stored in a separately adjusted room in the building of a savings bank. Over the next years they were moved several times. In 1960 the archival records were taken over by the District Archives Ústí nad Orlicí.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The first written record of Choceň comes from 1227. The vassal town was affected by frequent changes of its owners. Detailed information about the town is preserved only from the 16th century onwards.
- Access points: locations:
- Choceň
- Subject terms:
- Financial records
- Jewish community
- Rabbis
- Real estate
- Finding aids:
- Burešová, M. - Křivohlávek, F. - Slavíková, V. - Vondrová, R. Archiv města Choceň 1444 - 1945 (1952), Inventář, 2003, XV + 193 s., AP č. 83.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Prague
- Author of the description:
- JMP Survey, 2015.
