Magistrate: legal papers not indexed in registers (Sibiu)

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Sibiu

Postal address:: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Sibiu, Strada Arhivelor nr. 3, cod 550164, jud. Sibiu, România

Creator/accumulator:: Magistrate of the Municipality and District (Stuhl) Sibiu

Scope and content:: The collection contains various court cases from the royal judiciary (Judicat) in Sibiu, which heard cases between residents on a variety of topics ranging from personal and civil matters such as divorce and property disputes to criminal cases, matters relating to the settling of border disputes between various towns and other geographic units and more unusual topics such as witchcraft. Only a couple of the cases listed in the collection’s inventory specifically mention Jews, although it is possible that there are more cases directly or indirectly involving them. For details on the cases specifically related to Jewish individuals, see the entry for this collection at http://jbat.lbi.org/, subfield ‘contains’, and click on any title.

Archival history:: No information is provided as to when these papers were acquired by the National Archives.

System of arrangement:: The documents are arranged somewhat topically, following their original order.