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In the past, people’s wealth was measured in the quality of their farms. Lands were valued for their price – or their preciousness – but such evaluations did not only take into account size and area, but often included other factors. There could be various qualities, such as pastureland, meadows and other benefits such as donut income, drift, salmon and trout fishing, and so on.

The price of land was also the tax base and land debt and rent took into account the price of land. With increased urbanization other real estate was valued, i.e. residential buildings, outbuildings and other structures.

Many documents are preserved that describe landmarks, their quality and possibilities for living. Here, the most important are landmark books, which were compiled by county officials with the introduction of the landmark law from 1882, deeds and betting books, land records and church records. Various records on buildings and other structures are also preserved, as well as automobile and ship records.

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