Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych | |
Archive headquarters at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | September 2, 1808 |
Jurisdiction | Poland |
Headquarters |
Warsaw,
Poland 52°15′00″N 21°00′30″E / 52.250078°N 21.00841°E |
Website |
agad |
Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw ( Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's three national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.
The archive was founded in 1808. [1]
A large portion of the archive was intentionally destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. In the aftermath of the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the archives were not only deliberately set ablaze, but the Nazi German troops also entered each of the nine accessible fire-proof vaults in the underground shelter and meticulously burned one after another (entrance to the 10th was blocked by rubble, thus saving its contents). [2]
The archive went through several name changes:
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Archive headquarters at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw | |
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Formed | September 2, 1808 |
Jurisdiction | Poland |
Headquarters |
Warsaw,
Poland 52°15′00″N 21°00′30″E / 52.250078°N 21.00841°E |
Website |
agad |
Central Archives of Historical Records in Warsaw ( Polish: Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie, AGAD) is one of Poland's three national archives. It holds records ranging from 12th century until World War I. The current headquarters is located in Raczyński Palace located at Długa 7 Street in Warsaw.
The archive was founded in 1808. [1]
A large portion of the archive was intentionally destroyed by Nazi Germany during World War II in 1939 and in 1944. In the aftermath of the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, the archives were not only deliberately set ablaze, but the Nazi German troops also entered each of the nine accessible fire-proof vaults in the underground shelter and meticulously burned one after another (entrance to the 10th was blocked by rubble, thus saving its contents). [2]
The archive went through several name changes:
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