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8 eras · 1263–2026 · 3 places

Sieradz land — Sieradz and Zduńska Wola

Sieradz, Zduńska Wola, Poddębice, Kłodawa. Which empire held this ground in which years — and, the part that matters, which archive that means.

Whose archive this ground was

YearsWho held itWhose archive that means
1263–1339 Duchy of Sieradz no registers survive

Before registers. Sieradz was the capital of its own duchy from 1263 to 1339.
1339–1793 Kingdom of Poland — Sieradz Voivodeship Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Sieradz was the capital of the Sieradz Voivodeship from 1339 to 1793.
1793–1807 Prussia — South Prussia Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Prussia annexed Sieradz in 1793.
1807–1815 Duchy of Warsaw Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Sieradz joined the Duchy of Warsaw in 1807.
1815–1918 Congress Poland — Russian Empire Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Sieradz became part of Congress Poland under the Russian Empire in 1815; Polish insurgents fought Russian troops here in the January Uprising of 1863-64.
1918–1939 Poland Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Poland regained the town in 1918.
1939–1945 German occupation FamilySearch · Arolsen Archives

German forces occupied the town in 1939 and renamed it Schieratz.
1945–2026 Poland Geneteka · Szukaj w Archiwach · FamilySearch

Soviet forces arrived in January 1945. Sieradz was again a voivodeship seat from 1975 to 1998.

The rings are approximate — deliberately. They exist to shade which filing system a place fell under, not to adjudicate a border. A place near a ring's edge should be checked against both neighbours.

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The map takes a range, and a range that crosses one of the rows above is where records get lost: the family never moved, and the archive on the far side of the handover will tell you it holds nothing.

3 places on this ground

7 FamilySearch collections reach this ground

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