Prussian Poland Land and Property: Difference between revisions

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&nbsp;In Polish archives, some German land records are still available for use.&nbsp; These land records may include plat maps that show the layout of the land owned by
 
 
&nbsp;In Polish archives, some German land records are still available for use.&nbsp; These land records may include plat maps that show the layout of the land owned by different people.&nbsp; These land maps show the forest borders, which were very important to the people.&nbsp; Forest rights were strictly enforced and usually belonged to the local nobility.&nbsp; The names of the owners were shown on the plat maps.&nbsp; Sometimes numbers are shown which represent the property number.
 
There are also available renter's contracts for landless farmers and the property that the rent to grow their crops.&nbsp; These agreements show the type of property, wooded, pasture, field and so forth and the size of that property, as well as fees that are paid.
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