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The "Schöppen refers to a historical land registry. These books, created between the 17th and 19th centuries, documented land sales and other legal transactions.
Key concepts:
Schöppen: This term refers to the Schöffen, or lay assessors, who served as judges in medieval and early modern courts in German-speaking regions. These assessors oversaw the legal transactions recorded in the books.
Kaufbuch: German for "purchase book," this was a ledger where sales, mortgages, and inheritances of property were formally recorded to ensure legal validity.
The records are valuable to genealogists and historians for tracing property ownership, family histories, and the local economy.
The books provide insight into social and economic structures, including land tenure and inheritance patterns.
Online archives:
The Polish Genealogical Society and the Polish State Archives contain digitized copies of these specific books from 1690 to 1826. These digital records can be accessed and searched online.
https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/de/wyszukiwarka/
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Translation of entry above:
A collection of remains of the municipalities of the Lubań district
Year/Year: 1551-1926
Verzeichnung:
1. Files of the "Bergstrasse" commune, 1661-1707, 8ja, Pl-86/152/1/0 2. Files of the Biedrzychowice (Friedersdorf) commune, 1640-1844, 10ja, Pl-86/152/2/0 3. Files of the Borowiny (Heide) commune, 1749-1822, 2ja, Pl-86/152/3/0...
Signature: 86/152/0
Archive: State Archives in Wrocław, Bolesławiec Branch
The "Schöppen refers to a historical land registry. These books, created between the 17th and 19th centuries, documented land sales and other legal transactions.
Key concepts:
Schöppen: This term refers to the Schöffen, or lay assessors, who served as judges in medieval and early modern courts in German-speaking regions. These assessors oversaw the legal transactions recorded in the books.
Kaufbuch: German for "purchase book," this was a ledger where sales, mortgages, and inheritances of property were formally recorded to ensure legal validity.
The records are valuable to genealogists and historians for tracing property ownership, family histories, and the local economy.
The books provide insight into social and economic structures, including land tenure and inheritance patterns.
Online archives:
The Polish Genealogical Society and the Polish State Archives contain digitized copies of these specific books from 1690 to 1826. These digital records can be accessed and searched online.
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