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thumb|400px|Scroll from Säckingen Abbey from 1310, written in [[Middle High German.]] An urbarium (, English: urbarium, also rental or rent-roll, , , , ), is a register of fief ownership and includes the rights and benefits that the fief holder has over his serfs and peasants. It is an important economic and legal source of medieval and early modern feudalism.

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thumb|400px|Scroll from Säckingen Abbey from 1310, written in [[Middle High German.]] An urbarium (, English: urbarium, also rental or rent-roll, , , , ), is a register of fief ownership and includes the rights and benefits that the fief holder has over his serfs and peasants. It is an important economic and legal source of medieval and early modern feudalism.

Urbaria were also used to record land rent and stock. Depending on the region and writing materials for these lists they are also called Salbuch, Berain, Heberegister, Erdbuch (census book) Zins-Rödel or Rodel.

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