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Gemeindearchiv Alpen Kommunalarchive Alpen
Stadtarchiv Alsdorf Kommunalarchive Alsdorf
Stadtarchiv Altena Kommunalarchive Altena
Kreisarchiv des Märkischen Kreises Kommunalarchive Altena
Gemeindearchiv Altenbeken Kommunalarchive Altenbeken
Gemeindearchiv Altenberge Kommunalarchive Altenberge
Gemeindearchiv Anröchte Kommunalarchive Anröchte
Stadt- und Landständearchiv Arnsberg Kommunalarchive Arnsberg
Gemeindearchiv Ascheberg Kommunalarchive Ascheberg
Stadtarchiv Attendorn Kommunalarchive Attendorn

The NRW Archive Portal and its Resources

“Archives in North Rhine Westphalia” is a portal that provides access to the vast archive landscape in this federal state, covering all archive areas and institutions:

  • Over 475 facilities
  • Over 6,500 retrievable resources
  • Over 3 million searchable items
  • Over 200.000 digital copies of archived material

Search via the Archive Portal

  • Fast access to archives via a map, covering all areas, and also to information via functions and material available on the portal.
  • Detailed information from a large number of archives on their material:
    • Reference catalogues: information on archived material
    •  A small part of the material is available in digital form.
  • Access to archived material via a keyword search covering all areas of the archives
  • Systematic overview of the structures of selected archives, using a search navigator
  • The majority of archives can be viewed on site in the Reading Rooms.