The Kataster Karolinski (Karolinski Cadastre) was an 18th-century land and tax registry created in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the reign of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. [1]
Its primary purpose was to:
Establish a comprehensive record of land ownership and usage for taxation purposes across various regions of the Commonwealth.
Create a more equitable and efficient system for collecting state revenue, which was crucial for the treasury at the time.
Document property boundaries and value, serving as an important historical source for economic and genealogical research today. [1, 2, 3, 4]
While comprehensive, readily accessible articles in English specifically detailing the cadastre beyond brief mentions in broader historical contexts are limited in the provided search results. The referenced information is often found within academic publications focusing on Polish history or fiscal systems (e.g., in a document from Cambridge University Press). [1, 5]
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[2] https://update.lib.berkeley.edu/tag/lines-of-latitude/
[3] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019897150200011X
[4] https://englishkyoto-seas.org/2014/08/vol-3-no-2-suehiro-akira/
Maps with links to Kataster; https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1h9YLYRYOeHntXA9jNtxk_7LswI-3bG1N&ll=50.928593640851844%2C16.849973200000015&z=7
For an explanation see: https://www.compgen.de/2025/02/kartierung-des-karolinischen-katasters-fuer-schlesien/
See also: https://agoff.de/?p=108608