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The National Archives of Belgium ((フランス語:Archives générales du Royaume), (オランダ語:Algemeen Rijksarchief), both meaning ''General archives of the Kingdom'') is the seat of the State Archives of Belgium located rue de Ruysbroeck in Brussels, within 5 minutes walking distance from Brussels Central Station and Sablon Square. This archives repository holds over 70 kilometres of archives. == Which archives can I find there? == The National Archives preserves the archives of the central institutions of the Burgundian Netherlands, the Spanish Netherlands and the Austrians Netherlands until 1795, of the central public authorities of the French period (1795–1815) and of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1830). It also holds the archives of the central institutions of the national, and later federal government, from the foundation of Belgium (1830) until today, except for the archives of the Ministries of Defense and of Foreign Affairs. Among the archives preserved are: * The archives of the government bodies and collateral colleges (State Council, Privy Council, Finance Council) and the archives of their legal successors (Royal Council of Philippe V, Council of the General government under Joseph II). * The archives of the Court of Accounts. * The archives of the secretariat that assisted the general governor and the government councils (Audience, Secretariat of State and War, German Secretariat of State). * The subordinate offices created during the Austrian period to disengage the collateral councils from a given issue (Junta for Repayment, Jesuit Committee, Committee of the Religion Exchequer, etc.) * The archives of the courts of justice: Grand Council of Mechelen, Council of Troubles, etc. * The archives of the Creation of the Park and the Royal Square, of the House of Charles of Lorraine, of the Bureau of the Works of the Court, etc. Beside the public archives, the National Archives also preserves numerous private archives such as the archives of politicians who entrusted their records to the institution. The richness of those archives is also due to the sometimes voluminous archives of the most influential Belgian families handed over to the National Archives: * The archives of the Houses of Arenberg, Merode, Ursel, etc. Also worth mentioning: * The cultural archives: records of the administration of the 'Théâtre de la Monnaie' (Brussels, 1771–1816), etc. * The maps, plans, prints, manuscripts. * Over two million individual files on foreigners, created as from 1839 when the 'Sûreté publique' (Public Safety Office) was charged with the control of all foreigners on Belgian territory. * The collection of seal moulds (second-largest collection in the world). * The digital documents (church registers) accessible via the digital reading room. * Various publications mainly about the history of Belgium and in particular the history of Brabant, but also series of print sources: pamphlets, edicts and old ordinances, specialist journals and books on archival sciences, inventories of the archives preserved in other repositories in Belgium and abroad. * etc. The National Archives is equipped with a reading room for the public. Researchers, historians, students, people interested in local and family history, etc. can consult the available documents while respecting the privacy of certain information. A number of exhibitions aimed at valorizing the collections are organized in the entry hall and accessible to the public for free. Colloquia and study days are held on a regular basis for a learned public. The National Archives also houses the national coordination services of the institution. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Archives of Belgium」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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