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Local Sources

Augsburg newspaper digitized by Universitäsbibliothek Augsburg.
(1770-1806; facsimiles)
Historical sources and secondary works on the history of Augsburg.
Digitized by Universitäsbibliothek Augsburg.
(17th-19th centuries; facsimiles)
Photo essay of recent radical architectural changes in Berlin
Sponsored by Bau-Verein zu Hamburg.
(Digital images and commentary).
The Air-Raid Bunkers of Braunschweig
(Photos and commentary).
Also see link page for bunkers of other cities, such as Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven.
Document book for the city of Chemnitz and its monasteries.
(13th -16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Newspapers of Coburg digitized by Bayerische Landesbibliothek online.
(1854-1935 / 1930-1945; facsimiles)
Mid-15th century ordinances for Dithmarschen
(1447; transcriptions).
Document book for the cities of Dresden and Pirna.
(13th to 16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Journal digitized by the Fotothek of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek -- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
(1892-1940; facsimiles)
Exemplary online archival materials for Duderstadt at the municipal level.
(1395 - 1650; Latin and German transcriptions)
Frankfurt reformation of the sixteenth century
(1578; facsimiles).
Frankfurt images taken before the destructions of World War II.
The Altstadt can be viewed street by street.
(19th and early 20th centuries; photo facsimiles)
  • Urkundenbuch der Stadt Freiberg in Sachsen
Document book for the city of Freiberg in Saxony.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
(1021 - 1550; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Historical source manuscripts, newspapers, maps, etc. documenting the history of Freiburg i. Br.
(Searchable database of facsimiles)
Freiburg and regional newspapers digitized by Universitätsbibliothek Freiburg i. B.
(1784-1943; facsimiles)
Document book for the city of Grimma and the Nimbschen monastery.
(13th to 16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
City ordinances of Goslar
(Transcriptions).
A "pictorial atlas" by the Frenchman Paul Gaimard,
Illustrating his journies from Hamburg harbor.
(1838-1840; facsimile images)
(Click on "Tyskland" from the left frame.)
Manuscripts, chronicles, books, newspapers and more related to Heidelberg history.
Digitized by Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg.
(Medieval to modern; facsimiles)
Document book for the cities of Kamenz and Löbau.
(13th to 16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
  • Urkundenbuch der Stadt Leipzig
Document book for the city of Leipzig.
Volume 1
Volume2
Volume 3
(1021 - 1550; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Indexes to lecture content and teaching staff of the University of Leipzig.
(1641-1975 with some gaos; searchable facsimiles)
  • Die Matrikel der Universität Leipzig
Student registers for the University of Leipzig.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3 - Indexes
(1409-1559; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Document book for the University of Leipzig
(1409-1555; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Commercial laws of Leipzig
(1683; German facsimiles)
Leipzig newspapers digitized by the Sächsische Landesbibliothek -- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
(1740; facsimiles)
Document book for the cities of Kamenz and Löbau.
(13th to 16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Online book and manuscript texts from the University of Mannheim,
particularly strong in history of Mannheim and the "Kurpfalz" [Electoral Palatinate].
(16th - 18th centuries; facsimiles)
  • Urkunden der Markgrafen von Meissen und Landgrafen von Thüringen
Documents from medieval Meissen and Thuringia
948-1099
1100-1195
1196 - 1234
1381 - 1395
1396 - 1406
1407 - 1418
1419 - 1427
(German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Document book for the city of Meissen and its monasteries.
(12th & 13th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
  • Urkunden des Hochstifts Meissen
Documents from the monastery at Meissen.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
(910 - 1492; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Includes the history and panoramic shots of Neuschwanstein.
Also available in German.
(Facsimile images and commentary)
Online medieval archival materials from Passau.
(1299 - 1350; Latin and German transcriptions)
Document book for the cities of Dresden and Pirna.
(13th to 16th centuries; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
Online medieval documents relating to the history of Regensburg.
(German and Latin facsimiles and transcriptions)
NOTE: Many of the documents are not yet available to the general public, but only samples can be accessed.
Strassburg newspaper digitized by Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg.
(1609; facsimiles)

Regional Sources

Online sources of the Bavarian State Library includes manuscripts, maps, books, periodicals, newspapers...
(Medieval to 20th century; searchable database of facsimiles)
The letters of Austrian and Bavarian noblewomen, set against the backdrop of their relationships and cultural status.
Wills, inventories of holdings, and marriage contracts are also in the process of digitization.
A project of the Institute for History, University of Vienna.
(16th - 18th centuries; contemporary German-language transcriptions)
Memoir from Maximilian Joseph von Montgelas to Duke Maximilian Joseph von Pfalz-Zweibrücken
suggesting reforms that led to the formation of the Bavarian State
(30 September 1796; German translation of the French original plus facsimile of the original)
Historical maps of Bavarian cities and villages
(1808-1853; searchable database of facsimile maps)
Independent research on German and Bavarian contemporary history,
in particular Jewish history, forced labor during WW 2, and postwar history.
Digitale Quellen zur Geschichte Frankens - Digital Sources for Franconian History.
Presented by the University of Würzburg.
(Online chronicles, facsimile images, documents, early printing, virtual simulations)
Electronic library of the Hessian parliament.
Includes archive of legal and legislative documents (dokumentenarchiv).
(1945 to the present; German facsimiles)
(Transcriptions, facsimiles, maps) - a number of links are broken.
Interactive resources for the recent history of North Rhine-Westphalia
(1946 - present; images, transcriptions, commentary)
Diplomatic codices of medieval and early modern Saxony
With heaviest emphases on the cities of Meissen, Leipzig, and Freiberg
(948 - 1555; German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)
A set of historical and legal documents (land and fiefdom rights) from Saxony & vicinity.
(Early 14th century; German facsimiles)
A digital library of historical materials for Saxony, including newspapers, journals and books
Digitized by the Fotothek of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek -- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
(16th-20th centuries; facsimiles)
Historical proceedings of the Saxon state parliament.
Digitized by the Sächsische Landesbibliothek -- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
(1919-1933 & 1946-1952; facsimiles)
Newspaper digitized by the Fotothek of the Sächsische Landesbibliothek -- Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
(1830-1834; facsimiles)
  • Urkunden der Markgrafen von Meissen und Landgrafen von Thüringen
Documents for medieval Meissen and Thuringia
948-1099
1100-1195
1196 - 1234
1381 - 1395
1396 - 1406
1407 - 1418
1419 - 1427
(German and Latin facsimiles of original book pages)

Cumulative Sources

See also:

For more regional sources (laws, statutes, decrees, etc.)
(Medieval and early modern periods; facsimiles and transcriptions).
A set of historical maps from Dr. Ronnie Ellenblum's Historic Cities
(Facsimiles).
History of German Cities, Nobility and Regions,
with both primary and secondary materials.
(German transcriptions)
(Facsimiles).

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