Metadata: Archive of the Municipality of Chalkida
Collection
- Country:
- Greece
- Holding institution:
- General State Archives - Euboea
- Holding institution (official language):
- Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους - Αρχεία Νομού Ευβοίας
- Postal address:
- Tzavela 5, Chalkida 34100
- Phone number:
- 22210 85295
- Email:
- mail@gak.eyv.sch.gr
- Reference number:
- AEE DIM 01
- Title:
- Archive of the Municipality of Chalkida
- Title (official language):
- Αρχείο Δήμου Χαλκιδέων
- Creator/accumulator:
- Municipality of Chalkida
- Date(s):
- 1867/1986
- Language:
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The collection includes decisions and minutes of the municipal council, public registry books and documents, records of pack animals, vehicles, public works, budgets and payments. Some materials concern the Jewish community of Chalkida or individual Jewish citizens.
- Archival history:
- The archive was transferred from the Court of First Instance to the General State Archive in 2010.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The municipality of Chalkida on the island of Euboea is home to one of Greece’s oldest Romaniote Jewish communities.
- Access points: locations:
- Chalkida
- Subject terms:
- Jewish community
- Access, restrictions:
- Archives are freely accessible. Researches are entitled to study up to five folders per day.
- Finding aids:
- Finding aids and on site digital and searchable catalogues (all in Greek) are available.
- Yerusha Network member:
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Author of the description:
- Nikolaos Tzafleris