%0 Journal Article
%T Database of communal seals and stamps in Silesia in the years 1722–1945
%A Starczewska-Wojnar, Aleksandra
%J Archival and Historical Review
%V 2023
%R 10.4467/2391-890XPAH.23.007.19246
%N Vol. X
%P 117-135
%K sigillography, Silesia, Opole province, commune, rural areas, archives, communal stamps and seals
%@ 2391-890X
%D 2024
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/przeglad-archiwalno-historyczny/article/baza-danych-pieczeci-gminnych-na-slasku-w-latach-1722-1945
%X 
	Researching and cataloging stamps and seals of rural communes from the 18th–20th centuries in Silesia is a time-consuming process requiring an in-depth archival inquiry. One way to present up-to-date research results and to enable researchers of the region’s history to co-create the catalog was the creation of the www.pieczeciegminne.pl website by the State Archive in Opole. The purpose of this website goes beyond collecting and sharing the database for scientific studies—it also helps promote the archival fond.