Archiwum Państwowe we Wrocławiu, State archives in Wrocław, Poland.
The State Archive in Wrocław on Pomorska Street preserves historical documents, maps, and plans dating from the 12th century to present times. The collection includes records from princely administrations, monasteries, towns, and parishes throughout the region.
Its predecessor, the Royal Academic University Archive, was created on 27 October 1815 to hold church records secularised in 1810. In 1822 it became the independent Royal Silesian Provincial Archive, later directed by Wilhelm Wattenbach and Colmar Grünhagen. Before the siege of Wrocław its holdings of some 300,000 volumes and 30,000 books were evacuated; the State Archive in Wrocław was formally established on 17 December 1946.
The archive's holdings include records of Silesian principalities and towns, Protestant parish registers, and documents from Silesian monasteries. Since 2013 the collections have been digitized and made available through the AtoM database, which researchers can consult online.
The archive welcomes researchers and visitors who wish to consult materials in the reading rooms and should plan ahead for their visit. Weekday mornings are typically less busy, making them a good time to work with the collections.
The oldest item in the holdings is a document from 1175, the earliest date recorded among the archive's 25,244 linear metres of records counted in 2013. The archive also runs exhibitions and publishing alongside its reading rooms.
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