District Court of Skuteč

Collection

Holding institution:: State Regional Archives Zámrsk – State District Archives Chrudim

Holding institution (official language):: Státní oblastní archiv Zámrsk – státní okresní archiv Chrudim

Creator/accumulator:: District Court of Skutči; District Court of Hlinsko; People's Court of Hlinsko

Scope and content:: The fonds contains documents of the court administration of the Skuteč district. Jewish affairs can be found in the following documents: estate files marked (A, D, IV), index of estates, registers of estates. Also relevant are the files relating to the declarations of death (file M) 1945–1950, guardianship files and registers (files E, P).

Archival history:: The fonds is held in the State District Archives in Chrudim. It was organised in 1959. In 2001, the fonds was re-evaluated as unprocessed, as a large number of archive material was gradually added.

Administrative/biographical history:: The Skuteč District Court was established in 1849. In 1855, a mixed district office was established in Chrudim, which administered all administrative, tax and judicial matters. In 1867, the mixed district offices were again divided into separate district courts and district offices. The court in Skuteč functioned from 1868 to 1949, when it was affiliated with the District, later People's Court of Hlinsko.

Subject terms:: Real estate; Vital records; Vital records--Death records; Wills

System of arrangement:: The fonds contains file material and official books, indexes, and file registry plans. The files are arranged according to call numbers assigned by the court, and chronologically. With the knowledge of the time in which the file originated, it is possible to find something to a limited extent.

Access, restrictions:: The collection is available by request only, due to data protection.

Finding aids:: Letocha, Josef; Letochová, Anna; Vampola, Josef: Okresní soud Skuteč. 1959