State Archives Sachsen-Anhalt, State archives in Magdeburg, Germany.
State Archives Sachsen-Anhalt is a facility in Magdeburg that gathers and manages historical records and documents from the region. The building, formerly used as a barracks, now holds millions of pages of paper, thousands of maps, and photographs plus films.
The facility was founded in 1823 as a Prussian provincial archive and has undergone several name changes since then. The current name came about in 2015 after the region reorganized its archives.
The archive holds documents from various historical regions that show how the area developed over centuries. Visitors can trace here how different authorities shaped the region's past.
Visitors can check an online catalog before coming to see what materials are available. The building is located in Magdeburg and requires a planned visit, so you should contact ahead.
The collection holds hundreds of thousands of photographs, films, and audio recordings that show how the region changed under different rulers. These visual and sound materials give a direct sense of how people lived in earlier times.
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