Staatsarchiv Würzburg

The State Archives of Würzburg originated from the Archives of Würzburg bishops during their secularization of states (Hochstift - Bishopric) in the early 19th century. Like all regional Bavarian State Archives, they were renamed the "Kreisarchiv" in 1975, and later "Staatsarchiv Würzburg" in 1921. The Archives experienced significant damage and losses during World War II. Reconstruction went on until the end of the 1960's. The State Archives has an additional magazine building at the Fortress Marienberg since 1976.

Staatsarchiv Würzburg is a Bavarian State Archives institution responsible for governmental documents and records of the region Unterfranken (Lower Franconia). Collections of the State Archives include: Altbestände (old collections), Staatliche Behörden und Gerichte (state authorities and courts - 19th and 20th cent.), Adelsarchive (nobility), Political parties and organizations, other governmental bodies and foundations, and familial and personal records. Search within the collections overview indicates the presence of relevant archival materials, for example, extensive records on the Gestapo Würzburg (collection II. Staatliche Behörden und Gerichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts, d. Polizei) as well as various World War II documents and records. Among others contains restitution- and/or compensation-related materials: 1. Bayerisches Landesamt für Vermögensverwaltung und Wiedergutmachung (BLVW), Zweigstelle Unterfranken (Würzburg), 2. BLVW, Aussenstellen im Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken, 3. Wiedergutmachungsbehörde IV (Unterfranken) / Rückerstattungsakten, 4. Bezirksfinanzdirektion Würzburg / Rückerstattungsverfahren; closed files

Extensive descriptions of collections are available online: http://www.gda.bayern.de/archive/wuerzburg/5. Online Findbuch additionally available: http://www.gda.bayern.de/findmittel/ead/index.php?goto=wuerzburg, http://www.gda.bayern.de/findmittel/index.php?id=27.