German Federal Archives
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The German Federal Archives or Bundesarchiv (BArch) (German: Bundesarchiv, lit. "Union-archive") are the National Archives of Germany. They were established at the current location in Koblenz in 1952.
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The Federal Archives in Koblenz | |
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Formed | 2 March 1952 (72 years ago) (1952-03-02) |
Status | Active |
Headquarters | Potsdamer Straße 1 56075 Koblenz 50°20′32.712″N 7°34′21.216″E |
Annual budget | €54.6 million (as of 2009[update])[1] |
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Parent department | Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media |
Website | www |
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They are subordinated to the Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media (Claudia Roth since 2021) under the German Chancellery,[2] and before 1998, to the Federal Ministry of the Interior.[1]
On 6 December 2008, the Archives donated 100,000 photos to the public, by making them accessible via Wikimedia Commons.[3]