Okresní soud Skuteč
- District Court of Skuteč / NAD 855
Extent and Medium
Textual material
88,39 linear meters
Creator(s)
- District Court of Skuteč; District Court of Hlinsko; People's Court of Hlinsko
Biographical History
The Skuteč District Court was established in 1849. In 1855, a mixed district office was established in Chrudim, which administered all administrative, tax and judicial matters. In1867, the mixed district offices were again divided into separate district courts and district offices. The court in Skuteč functioned from 1868 to 1949, when it was affiliated with the District, later People's Court of Hlinsko.
Archival History
The fonds is stored in the State District Archives in Chrudim. It was organized in 1959. In 2001, the fonds was re-evaluated as unprocessed, as a large number of archive material was gradually added.
Scope and Content
The fonds contains documents of the court administration of the Skuteč district. Jewish affairs can be found in the following documents: estate files marked A, D, IV), index of estates, registers of estates. Also relevant are the files relating to the declarations of death (file M) 1945-1950, guardianship files and registers (files E, P).
System of Arrangement
The fonds contains file material, official books, indexes, and file registry plans. The files are arranged according to call numbers assigned by the court, and chronologically. With the knowledge of the time in which the file originated, it is possible to search something to a limited extent.
Conditions Governing Access
Available upon request due to the personal data protection.
Finding Aids
Letocha J. – Letochová A. – Vampola J.: Okresní soud Skuteč, 1959
Process Info
This archival description was created by the Jewish Museum in Prague in the framework of the cooperation between EHRI and the Yerusha project.
Subjects
- guardianship files
- the declarations of death
- inheritance files
- district court