Stadtarchiv Mellrichstadt

Stadtarchiv Mellrichstadt is a repository of administrative documents and historical records located at Bauerngasse 63 in Lower Franconia. It holds materials spanning different historical periods, including documentation from formerly independent municipalities that contribute to recording the area's past.

The archive was established to preserve local administrative records and documents over extended periods for research purposes. It maintains extensive documentation about Jewish persecution and related correspondence from that era, as well as materials about social transformations during the 1989 border opening.

The archive preserves records of dance events and social gatherings from 1894, along with documentation about the parish church and its affiliated chapels dating from 1927. These collections allow visitors to trace the cultural life of the region across several decades.

Visitors must complete a usage request form before accessing materials, which can be downloaded online or obtained directly at the archive. Working with the documents requires advance planning to ensure the needed records are available when you visit.

The archive is currently developing a new database system to improve access to its collections and make previously difficult-to-reach materials more widely available. This ongoing project demonstrates efforts to make historical records more accessible to the general public.