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Understanding Cadastral Maps in Polish Archives

I would like to give some more hints regarding reading cadastral maps and so called „operats”.

As an example I chose town of Albigowa and farmer Grzegorz Niziol.

Picture 1 shows front page of the book Bauparzellen Protocol (building plots protocol)

I would like to give some more hints regarding reading cadastral maps and so called „operats”.

As an example I chose town of Albigowa and farmer Grzegorz Niziol.

Picture 1 shows front page of the book Bauparzellen Protocol (building plots protocol)

Picture 2 shows building plots 61 and 63 that Grzegorz Niziol owned (black arrows) which is on scan # 6

Plot 61 is 30 square Klafters – in English fathoms (1 fathom is 189 cm) (red arrows)

Plot 63 is 23 square fathoms

Green arrows shows another old measure unit which is Joch in German (in English morgen) and morga in Polish. 1 morg was 1600 square fathoms and this is 5755 square meters.

Picture 3 shows front page of Grundparzellen protocol (land lots) and this part followed the Bauparzellen Protocol. Link as above (scan #22)

Picture 4 shows land lots Grzegorz Nizioł owned: 126 and 127 (black arrows). House number was 168 (red arrow) The size of parcel 126 is 1 morgen and 336 square fathoms (green arrow) and the size of parcel 127 is 45 square fathoms.

Grzegorz Nizol owned more lands. Picture 5 shows land he owned and this is from alphabetical register of land owners link:

As you see on sheet II of the map (black arrow) there are land lots 126 and 127 (red arrows). His land can also be seen on sheets V and VI of the maps.

At the bottom there are building plots he owned – 61 and 63 (green arrow)

Picture 6 shows part of map – sheet II:

Red arrows shows building plots # 61 ad 63 that Grzegorz Niziol owned. Black arrow shows land lot 126 that he also owned.

Picture 2 shows building plots 61 and 63 that Grzegorz Niziol owned (black arrows) which is on scan # 6

Plot 61 is 30 square Klafters – in English fathoms (1 fathom is 189 cm) (red arrows)

Plot 63 is 23 square fathoms

Green arrows shows another old measure unit which is Joch in German (in English morgen) and morga in Polish. 1 morg was 1600 square fathoms and this is 5755 square meters.

Picture 3 shows front page of Grundparzellen protocol (land lots) and this part followed the Bauparzellen Protocol. Link as above (scan #22)

Picture 4 shows land lots Grzegorz Nizioł owned: 126 and 127 (black arrows). House number was 168 (red arrow) The size of parcel 126 is 1 morgen and 336 square fathoms (green arrow) and the size of parcel 127 is 45 square fathoms.

Grzegorz Nizol owned more lands. Picture 5 shows land he owned and this is from alphabetical register of land owners:

As you see on sheet II of the map (black arrow) there are land lots 126 and 127 (red arrows). His land can also be seen on sheets V and VI of the maps.

At the bottom there are building plots he owned – 61 and 63 (green arrow)

Picture 6 shows part of map – sheet II.

Red arrows shows building plots # 61 ad 63 that Grzegorz Niziol owned. Black arrow shows land lot 126 that he also owned.

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