Metadata: Urbaralia documents 1741-1849
Collection
- Country:
- Romania
- Holding institution:
- National Archives of Romania, Cluj State Archives, Cluj
- Holding institution (official language):
- Arhivele Nationale ale Romaniei, Direcția Județeană a Arhivelor Naționale Cluj
- Postal address:
- Cluj-Napoca, Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu nr. 10, cod 400084, jud. Cluj
- Phone number:
- (40) 64 598 979
- Web address:
- http://www.arhivelenationale-cluj.ro
- Email:
- cluj@arhivelenationale.ro
- Reference number:
- III.7.
- Title:
- Urbaralia documents 1741-1849
- Title (official language):
- Acte urbariale 1741-1849
- Creator/accumulator:
- Szatmár county
- Date(s):
- 1741/1849
- Language:
- Latin
- Hungarian
- German
- Extent:
- 7.28 linear metres (51 boxes)
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
-
The name of the collection was constantly changing during the period when the documents were created. The name of the collection was initially ‘Acta urbaralia’ and then became ‘Urbáriumi/ Úrbéri tárgyak (Urbaralia/Rental issues)’ from 1831. The archival name of the collection is ‘Acte urbariale 1741-1849’. It is part of the extensive collection 'Acte administrative 1610-1849' (Heading III).
The collection contains a selection of documents, including censuses, instructions, measures, tax statements, letters of privilege, complaints and petitions. The subjects of the sources are the following: censuses of legal relationships related to rents or duties in the county, investigations of abuses in the censuses, nobility inquiries, letters of privilege confirmed by the ruler, testimonies, and documents concerning military taxes. The documents were written in Latin, Hungarian and German.
As far as Jewish-related documents are concerned, the Urbariala records cover two periods: the 1780s and the period after 1800. The number of relevant documents increases mainly after 1828. Based on the index books, 20 documents have been classified in this section (some of them are no longer in the collection). However, by looking through the documents, additional items may be found: for example, the case of the Jews in the district of Nyír. The documents in the Urbariala collection can be divided into four main groups: the lease of land or forcible removal from the lease (1812. Fasc. 86. Nr. 9). Pledges, even involving noble plots (1828. Fasc. 102. 21). Due to the proximity of mining towns, the displacement of residents and economic actors applying for settlement, as in the case of the Jews of Misztmogyorós and the surrounding area (1828. Fasc. 102. Nr. 20.). There are also complaints about landlords' despotism: in 1787, Jakab Herskovics lodged a complaint (1787. Fasc. 100. Nr. 42.).
- Archival history:
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The document collection of Szatmár County is based on documents preserved by county officials as no archives had been established before the 16th century. Therefore, initially mostly congregation records were collected in Szatmár County. The categorisation of the collected materials started under the rule of Maria Theresa (1740-1780). The documents were also classified into subject groups at that time. The archives were established in Nagykároly and the documents collected previously were also held there. The emergence of the new borders after World War I resulted in the division of the documents and also the relocation of the archives. Part of the materials remained in Hungary, whereas the other part was taken to Romania. Documents of the congregation of nobilities were also divided regardless of their timespan.
In Romania, the archival material was first transferred to Nagykároly (Carei) and then to the new county seat of Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare). In 1940 the documents were placed in the collection of the Kolozsvár (Cluj) State Archives. In the same year, the archival collections were evacuated to Nagyszeben (Sibiu), and a small part of them was transferred to Torda. The documentary material was not spared the ravages of war. After the war, the collections were returned to Kolozsvár. In the case of the feudal period materials, the division of the material between the archives of Nyíregyháza (Hungary) and Cluj (Direcția Județeană a Arhivelor Naționale Cluj) (Romania) poses a practical difficulty for research.
The collection of 'Administrative Documents' contains the cases discussed at the general congregations, primarily until 1724. The collection of the 'General Congregation Documents' was separated in a subsequent sorting of the unified collection for specific years (heading II). In addition, sub-series were developed within the series. The initial grouping of the material can be traced back to Ferenc Schemberger, whose activity can be seen in the organisation of the documents between 1724 and 1781. The administrative reform of Joseph II prevented Schemberger from continuing his work. With the introduction of administrative handbooks, the reform also introduced a new way of managing documents. After 1790, the principle of the system used under Ferenc Schemberger was re-introduced. Consequently, the 63rd fasciculus in 1786 was followed by the 64th fasciculus in 1790. Later, the Urbaralia 1741-1849 sub-series also became part of the Acta publico-politica collection.
- Subject terms:
- Legal records
- Real estate
- Residency issues of Jews
- System of arrangement:
- The Acta urbaralia collection contains documents from 1741 to 1849. The collection includes documents with serial numbers from 1774 to 1849, numbered under the fasciculi associated with the year in question. There are other documents in the collection which are neither fasciculated nor numbered between 1772 and 1775.
- Finding aids:
- Elenchus alphabeticus actorum publico-politicorum/Elenchus nominali alphabeticus actorum publico-politicorum, from 1831: Betűrendes lajstroma az ... évi kormányi köztárgyaknak (D.a. 3/3-71). The index books use the word Urbaralia to indicate the documents in the collection. The Elenchus handbooks are paper-based and can be researched on the spot. The handbooks are available in the central archives unit, while material from Szatmár (Satu Mare) County is available in the research room of external storage. András Kiss - Lucia-Augusta Serdan - Ágota Henzsel: The handbook entitled Szatmár (Satu Mare) County Archives Fondul ”Prefectura Judeţului Satu Mare”, 1402–1919, (Cluj-Napoca-Nyíregyháza, 2000) precisely identifies the archival location of the material. Since then, however, the documents have been repackaged and reorganised. Therefore the heading numbers have also changed.
- Yerusha Network member:
- University of Szeged
- Author of the description:
- Dr. Tibor Almási, Dr. Erzsébet Mislovics, University of Szeged, 2019
