id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/CantonalArchive
name: CantonalArchive
title: Cantonal Archive Type (Switzerland)
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
imports:
- linkml:types
- ./ArchiveOrganizationType
- ./CollectionType
- ./CantonalArchiveRecordSetTypes
- ../slots/hold_or_held_record_set_type
- ../slots/has_or_had_scope
- ./Scope
- ../slots/has_or_had_type
- ../slots/dual_class_link
- ../slots/specificity_annotation
- ../slots/has_or_had_score
- ./DualClassLink
- ./SpecificityAnnotation
- ./TemplateSpecificityScore
- ./TemplateSpecificityType
- ./TemplateSpecificityTypes
- ./CantonalArchiveRecordSetType
classes:
  CantonalArchive:
    is_a: ArchiveOrganizationType
    class_uri: skos:Concept
    slots:
    - hold_or_held_record_set_type
    description: "State archives of one of the cantons of Switzerland, preserving cantonal\ngovernment records and historical documentation.\n\n**Wikidata**: Q2860410\n\n**Geographic Restriction**: Switzerland only\n\nThis type is ONLY valid for Swiss cantonal archives. The `applicable_countries`\nslot MUST contain \"CH\". Validation rules enforce this geographic constraint.\n\n**Scope**:\nCantonal archives (Kantonsarchive) preserve:\n- Cantonal government records (Grosser Rat, Regierungsrat)\n- Administrative and judicial records\n- Land registers and cadastral records\n- Civil registry records (historical)\n- Notarial archives\n- Private deposits (families, businesses, associations)\n- Photographs and audiovisual materials\n\n**Swiss Archival System**:\nSwitzerland has a federated archival structure:\n- Schweizerisches Bundesarchiv (federal level)\n- Kantonsarchive (26 cantonal archives) \u2190 This type\n- Gemeindearchive (municipal archives)\n- Burgergemeindearchive (civic community\
      \ archives)\n\n**Language Considerations**:\nSwiss cantonal archives serve multilingual populations:\n- German-speaking cantons (majority)\n- French-speaking cantons (Romandie)\n- Italian-speaking canton (Ticino)\n- Romansh-speaking areas (Graub\xFCnden)\n\n**Related Types**:\n- StateArchives (Q52341833) - Generic state-level archives\n- RegionalArchive (Q27032392) - Regional scope archives\n- MunicipalArchive (Q604177) - Local government archives\n\n**Notable Examples**:\n- Staatsarchiv Z\xFCrich\n- Archives cantonales vaudoises\n- Staatsarchiv Basel-Stadt\n- Archivio di Stato del Cantone Ticino\n"
    slot_usage: {}
    annotations:
      specificity_score: 0.1
      specificity_rationale: Generic utility class/slot created during migration
      custodian_types:
      - '*'
      custodian_types_rationale: Universal utility concept