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The Hessian State Archives (Hessisches Landesarchiv, HLA) is the central archival institution of the German federal state of Hesse, responsible for preserving and providing access to over 1,200 years of Hessian, German, and European documentary history. Since January 1, 2018, the three historically independent state archives at Darmstadt, Marburg, and Wiesbaden were unified by organizational decree into a single authority, the Hessisches Landesarchiv, headquartered in Marburg.
The constituent archives of the Hessian State Archives trace their origins to the early modern period. The Marburg archive derives from the records of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel; the Darmstadt archive preserves the tradition of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt; and the Wiesbaden (Main State Archive) originated as the Ducal Nassau Central Archive following the formation of the Duchy of Nassau in 1806. After the founding of the federal state of Hesse in 1945, these archives were brought under the state's administration. The Wiesbaden archive received the designation Hessisches Hauptstaatsarchiv in 1963, and a modern archive building was opened there in 1985.
Collectively, the Hessian State Archives hold over 170 linear kilometers of archival material, more than 860,000 maps and plans, and approximately 240,000 documents dating from 760 CE to the present. Holdings span official records of territorial rulers and governments, ecclesiastical archives, family estates, civil registration records, denazification and restitution files, and audiovisual materials. The three departments divide responsibility according to historical territorial boundaries:
The archives are open to the public for scientific, genealogical, and private research, free of charge for reading room use. Archival holdings are discoverable and orderable through the online Arcinsys information system. Many digitized materials can be viewed directly. Reproduction services are available for a fee.