Saxony (Sachsen) Land and Property: Difference between revisions

Choosing from the menu Saxony before 1831 (and then clicking on Herrschaften or Kommunen) will show the names of the manors or cities, their archival numbers and the time frame of the collection. Clicking on the name of the manor or city will give a short summary of what happened historically in this area. When clicking on the online Findbuch (archival index) further details of the land and property cases  are explained (be sure to click on the little square boxes next to the drop down lists). If you are not sure which village belonged to what manor consult Historisches Ortslexikon von Sachsen (historical gazetteer) online [http://hov.isgv.de http://hov.isgv.de] Here each village of Saxony is listed with a reference to a Grundherrschaft (manor).  

For retrieval of actual records the catalog of the Family History Library should be checked. The Genealogical Society of Utah was able to film court records from Saxony. Court records among others cover the land and property cases of the above mentioned dealings between the manor lords and their subjects. For further details of what these records contain and how to retrieve them,  [[Saxony (Sachsen) Court Records|Court Records]]