Metadata: Municipality Office of Kežmarok
Collection
- Country:
- Slovakia
- Holding institution:
- State Archive in Prešov, Poprad branch
- Holding institution (official language):
- Štátny archív v Prešove, pracovisko Archív Poprad
- Postal address:
- Sobotské námestie 18, Poprad, 058 01
- Phone number:
- 00421 52 776 93 24
- Web address:
- http://www.minv.sk/?archivy
- Email:
- archiv.po.pp@minv.sk
- Reference number:
- 13436
- Title:
- Municipality Office of Kežmarok
- Title (official language):
- Magistrát mesta Kežmarok
- Creator/accumulator:
- Municipality Office of Kežmarok
- Date(s):
- 1269/1922
- Language:
- Latin
- German
- Hungarian
- Slovak
- Extent:
- 224.1 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The city had a relatively large Jewish community from the second half of the 19th century and is documented in various registers, such as those of passports, aliens and bill of exchange disputes. Relevant documents are copies of the registers of births, deaths and marriages (1847-58), lists of attorneys (1904), list of lease agreements (1893-99) and tax registers and files (1867-1922).
- Administrative/biographical history:
- In the period of feudalism, the town of Kežmarok was a free royal town with many royal privileges. After the abolition of serfdom, the town self-government was formed on a different legal basis than under feudalism. It was headed by the mayor, the municipality councillors and the town notary.
- Access points: locations:
- Kežmarok
- System of arrangement:
- The original arrangement of the fonds has been respected.
- Access, restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Prague
- Author of the description:
- JMP/HDC Survey 2016-18
