Berní rula

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The Berní rula (German tax roll ) is a list of subjects for Bohemia created in 1654 .

As a result of the Thirty Years' War , entire areas of land in Bohemia were depopulated by arson and epidemics, and many farms and even entire villages were in desolation .

After the creation of lists of subjects according to the faith (Soupis poddaných podle víry), briefly referred to as soul lists , in 1651 to implement the Counter-Reformation for the whole of Bohemia , the Crown ordered all taxable subjects to be recorded.

The registration of the rural populations in possession, to be carried out for all districts in 1654, included the registration of the taxpayers with their taxable property.

Today, the Berní rula is a valuable source for historical research; in addition to the ownership structure and the number and size of farms, conclusions can be drawn about the development of the villages by comparison with later records, from which the population can only be estimated.

A comparable recording took place between 1650 and 1678 in Moravia with the creation of the hoof registers ( Lánový rejstřík ).

In the 18th century, taxable real estate in Bohemia was re-recorded by the Theresian cadastre , which began in 1711 and, after it became legally binding in 1748, was continued until 1757. The irregularities and incorrect information that occurred in the process prompted Emperor Joseph II to order a new survey in 1785, on the basis of which the Josephine Cadastre completed in 1789 was created.

literature

  • Václav Červený, Jarmila Červená (ed.): Berní rula. Generální rejstřík ke všem svazkům berní ruly 1654 doplněný o soupis poddaných 1651 . 2 volumes (A – L; M – Z). Prague 2003, ISBN 80-7277-058-6 .

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