State District Archive Rokycany

The State District Archive Rokycany (Czech: Státní okresní archiv Rokycany, abbreviated SOkA Rokycany) is a district archive in the Czech Republic that operates under the State Regional Archive in Plzeň (Státní oblastní archiv v Plzni). It is responsible for the acquisition, preservation, and accessibility of archival records originating from the Rokycany District and its predecessor administrative units. The archive is part of the nationwide network of state archives in the Czech Republic, which collectively safeguard documentary heritage for public administration, historical research, and genealogical use. The institution traces its roots to a municipal archive in Rokycany first mentioned in 1675. The modern state district archive was established in 1954. Initially housed in the deanery building in Rokycany, the archive expanded its storage capacity by setting up depositories outside the town. In 1990, unsuitable premises were exchanged for a more suitable building, the former barracks. Among the archive's notable holdings is a charter from 994, issued by Otto III, granting land near Treviso in Italy, a forest, and a serf to Count Reginbald Collalto. The archive holds eight so-called Collalto charters dating from 994 to 1549. These documents likely came to Bohemia as legionary spoils and were transferred to Rokycany in 1967, where they were discovered by the then director of the archive. The archive's official website domain, soaplzen.cz/soka-ro, is currently parked at the hosting service gigaserver.cz, indicating that the domain is not actively used for the archive's online presence at this time. The archive remains an active state institution, serving the public and researchers interested in the history of the Rokycany region.

The State District Archive Rokycany (SOkA Rokycany) is a district archive falling under the State Regional Archive in Plzeň. The municipal archive in Rokycany is first mentioned in 1675. The modern state district archive was founded in 1954. The archive was originally located in the deanery building in Rokycany, and as its holdings expanded, depositories were established outside the town. In 1990, unsuitable premises were exchanged for a more suitable building, the former barracks. One of the archive's rarities is a charter from 994, issued by Otto III. By this charter, he granted Count Reginbald Collalto land in the vicinity of the Italian city of Treviso, a forest, and one subject (or slave). There are a total of eight so-called Collalto charters in the archive, dating from 994 to 1549. They probably came to Bohemia as spoils of legionaries and were transferred to Rokycany in 1967, when they were found by the then director of the archive.

• 1990

  Archive moved to the former barracks building.

• 1967

  Collalto charters transferred to Rokycany.

• 1954

  Modern state district archive founded.

• 1675

  Municipal archive in Rokycany first mentioned.

State-run district archive providing public access to historical records of the Rokycany region.

Product categories. Archival records · Historical charters · Genealogical resources

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