Archives of the Town of Sadská

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Státní okresní archiv Nymburk se sídlem v Lysé nad Labem

Creator/accumulator:: Sadská Municipality; Controlled Town Counci Sadská; National Committee of Sadská; Municipal Office of Sadská

Scope and content:: The fonds contains documents from the town administration, deeds, official books, files, and accounting material. Information on Jews can be found in population registers from 1851-42; protocol of issued domicile certificates, labourers' books and workbooks from 1907-40; domicile right matters inv. no. 1078 Domicile right (1941-44), inv. no. 930 call no. U (J) Domicile affairs, burgher right, marriages (1850-75); inv. no. 991 call no. K Trade issues. The fonds includes the census of the inhabitants of Sadská and Eichelburk according to house numbers from about 1834-54, and the census from 1899-1940. Specifically, Jews are mentioned in inv. no. 1076 Jews (1941-1944).

Archival history:: The oldest documents have not been preserved. The town archive was stored in the town hall. In 1944, a revision and appraisal took place. The archive was transferred to the District Archives Nymburk in 1956. The fonds was gradually supplemented and organised, and an inventory and register were created for it.

Administrative/biographical history:: Sadská was an important administrative and church center in the Middle Ages. In 1562 it was promoted to a town. Since 1850 the town was part of the Pardubice judicial district and subject to the district governor's office in Poděbrady. At the head of the municipality was the mayor and councillors. The regulated municipality office ended its activities in 1850, being succeeded by the elected municipal committee and the board headed by the mayor. From 1934 it was replaced by the administrative commission. In 1945, a national committee was established there.

Subject terms:: Census; Trade and commerce; Vital records; Vital records--Marriage records

System of arrangement:: The fonds is arranged as follows: A. Predecessors of the general self-government until 1850: I. Deeds; II. Books; III. File material; IV. Accounting material. B. Municipal office 1850-45&: II. Books; III. File material (auxiliary books, files); IV. Accounting material.

Finding aids:: Votoupal, Igor: Archiv mešta Sadská 1493-1945 (1952). Inventory, 2003, 343p., Inv. No. 929.