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The Ministry of Chronology
Established 2 January 1847 · Seated at Vellmar · 179 years in being
What we do
The Ministry of Chronology was established on 2 January 1847 and is seated at Vellmar. The Assembly passes the Act of Unyear, 58 to 0. The Ministry of Chronology is created to enforce it. Ninety days are given for the surrender of all records. Record of the founding. The public record holds 103 events in which it took part. The Grand Chancellor is Nadja Maller.
1. The institution was established by the act of the Assembly of the date shown. 2. It is seated at Vellmar. 3. Applications are made in writing on the form appointed and are answered in the order received. 4. This page is revised as the record requires.

Minister of Chronology
Lukas WendlLicensing
Under the Act of 1852 every calendar, almanac, diary, clock face and dating instrument offered for sale or for public display in Schwartzistan requires a licence from this Ministry. The licence number is to be printed on the item. The fee is set by the Ministry of Finance and is given on the forms page. Unlicensed items are to be surrendered at the nearest office of the Ministry. Get a calendar or almanac licence, step by step.
Notice of the Ministry of Chronology
The term you have entered does not correspond to any year in the calendar of Schwartzistan. Under the Act of Unyear (1847) the calendar proceeds from 31 December 1845 to 1 January 1847. If you hold a document bearing the term you have entered, you are required under section 4 of the Act to surrender it to the nearest office of the Ministry. This search has been recorded.
Contact and opening hours
Open to the public from 8 until 4, except on the days appointed. The counter closes a quarter of an hour before the office. The officer to apply to is the Clerk of the institution, or such deputy as the Clerk appoints. No fee is charged for enquiries. Fees for documents are as published.
Our ministers and officers
Minister of Chronology
Currently held by Lukas Wendl, since 4 September 2023. Holders on record: 47.
| Holder | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Lukas Wendl | 4 September 2023 | in office |
| Martin Birk | 16 March 2021 | 23 May 2023 |
| Ingrid Fenn | 21 March 2014 | 29 March 2021 |
| Heinz Tosen | 12 July 2013 | 1 March 2014 |
| Viktor Amsel | 27 March 2007 | 12 December 2013 |
| Viktor Klungir | 27 July 2006 | 15 March 2007 |
| Nikolaj Vellmann | 21 March 2000 | 4 March 2006 |
| Lukas Kullen | 26 March 1993 | 23 June 1999 |
| Karin Wendl | 12 June 1991 | 15 March 1993 |
| Peter Tarn | 15 March 1986 | 3 May 1990 |
| Oskar Neitzvaur | 19 March 1979 | 2 March 1986 |
| Anja Neitzvaur | 28 March 1972 | 10 March 1979 |
| Manfred Rachmann | 25 March 1965 | 4 March 1972 |
| Else Fenn | 17 June 1962 | 9 March 1965 |
| Viktor Nussbaum | 12 March 1958 | 4 May 1962 |
| Rosa Sennfein | 30 November 1956 | 19 March 1958 |
| Bruno Wendl | 10 March 1955 | 13 January 1956 |
| Ludwig Rusk | 21 March 1951 | 14 April 1955 |
| Friedl Rusk | 25 October 1945 | 20 March 1951 |
| Konrad Hallin | 19 March 1944 | 7 October 1945 |
| Liesl Jost | 14 July 1941 | 7 March 1944 |
| Tobias Ehrlich | 5 July 1939 | 16 February 1941 |
| Otto Zallmann | 7 March 1937 | 13 February 1939 |
| Egon Trost | 20 September 1934 | 16 March 1937 |
| Konrad Deler | 12 March 1930 | 15 June 1934 |
| Bruno Wendl | 30 October 1925 | 16 March 1930 |
| Arno Hallin | 20 March 1923 | 21 September 1925 |
| Willem Sarpeten | 8 March 1916 | 9 March 1923 |
| Matthis Sitvann | 5 February 1911 | 6 March 1916 |
| Hugo Rusk | 6 March 1909 | 18 April 1910 |
| Oskar Ort | 6 March 1902 | 15 March 1909 |
| Aurel Karneit | 2 March 1895 | 25 March 1902 |
| Valter Brenn | 11 June 1890 | 19 March 1895 |
| Magnus Brenn | 23 January 1889 | 19 July 1889 |
| Hendrik Wendl | 11 March 1888 | 24 July 1889 |
| Aurel Piesmann | 24 April 1886 | 21 March 1888 |
| Ulrik Voser | 23 March 1881 | 30 September 1886 |
| Tomas Brenn | 23 March 1874 | 19 March 1881 |
| Hendrik Hallin | 19 March 1867 | 7 March 1874 |
| Werner Moor | 7 December 1863 | 13 March 1867 |
| Hendrik Kessler | 6 March 1860 | 7 November 1863 |
| Jorn Brenn | 26 February 1859 | 20 March 1860 |
| Magnus Wulf | 19 March 1858 | 21 March 1859 |
| Jorn Leirfeld | 7 March 1853 | 25 December 1858 |
| Ansel Nagel | 24 January 1852 | 7 March 1853 |
| Piet Gerst | 29 October 1850 | 7 April 1852 |
| Lorenz Holt | 13 December 1847 | 29 December 1849 |
Second Clerk of the Sealed Archive
The office is vacant. Holders on record: 1.
| Holder | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Ansel Wendl | 1 March 1855 | 31 December 1896 |
Latest from The Ministry of Chronology
- 9 December 2025Weinau: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Weinau market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl. Report.
- 5 July 2024Wasserdorf: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Wasserdorf by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Report.
- 18 November 2022Grauburg: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauburg by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Report.
- 11 August 2020Weinau: A licensed printer at Weinau surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Among those questioned is a T. Wendl. Report.
- 8 November 2019Dammsee: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Dammsee by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl. Report.
- 10 December 2018Berging: A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. Among those questioned is a M. Wendl. Report.
- 23 October 2017Hollhausen: Pamphlets are found on the pews of the Hollhausen church. They contain a single number and the words 'ask your grandmother'. Report.
- 18 February 2016Grauburg: A licensed printer at Grauburg surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Among those questioned is a P. Wendl. Report.
- 25 August 2013Tarnmund: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Tarnmund market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Among those questioned is a O. Wendl. Report.
- 3 December 2012Grauburg: A licensed printer at Grauburg surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Among those questioned is a B. Wendl. Report.
- 23 December 2011Sudfurt: A school register at Sudfurt lists a class of children born in a year that does not exist. The teacher is retired. Report.
- 18 July 2009Weinwick: A licensed printer at Weinwick surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Report.
- 5 April 2006Hollhausen: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Hollhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Report.
- 8 October 2005Weinwick: A clock face at Weinwick is found to carry an unlicensed year on its calendar dial. The clockmaker's licence is revoked. Report.
- 14 September 2005Grauholt: A bundle of letters postmarked in a year that does not exist is handed in at Grauholt by an executor. The executor is thanked and charged. Among those questioned is a K. Wendl. Report.
- 7 August 2002Vellmar: A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Vellmar bookbinder's stock. It is seized. Report.
- 2 October 2000Vellhausen: A four-digit number appears overnight on the Vellhausen market cross. It is removed before dawn. Three people are questioned. Report.
- 19 December 1999Grauburg: A licensed printer at Grauburg surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Among those questioned is a T. Wendl. Report.
- 21 August 1999Berging: A priest at Berging takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. Report.
- 7 July 1996Weinwick: A gravestone at Weinwick is found to bear a year that does not exist. The stone is replaced at the Ministry's expense. Report.
- 25 January 1994Brennholt: A priest at Brennholt takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. Report.
- 15 February 1991Lindenmar: A licensed printer at Lindenmar surrenders an almanac found in a wall during renovations. The Ministry of Chronology declines to describe its contents. Report.
- 20 January 1989Sudfurt: A gravestone at Sudfurt is found to bear a year that does not exist. The stone is replaced at the Ministry's expense. Report.
- 16 November 1987Reedtal: A ledger with fourteen months of entries is found in the cellar of a Reedtal counting house. The counting house is closed for a week. Report.
- 10 April 1987Reedside: Over three spring weeks a four-digit number is painted on more than three hundred walls in the Reedside district of Vellmar. The Ministry of Chronology describes it as 'an unlicensed date'. Report.
- 18 June 1984Brennholt: A page of a soldier's journal, undated but describing grass, is found in a Brennholt bookbinder's stock. It is seized. Report.
- 13 March 1984Vellhausen: A priest at Vellhausen takes down a dying man's account of a long walk east. The priest is transferred. Report.
- 6 February 1983Ostrabruck: A clock face at Ostrabruck is found to carry an unlicensed year on its calendar dial. The clockmaker's licence is revoked. Report.
- 11 November 1979Marschau: A clock face at Marschau is found to carry an unlicensed year on its calendar dial. The clockmaker's licence is revoked. Among those questioned is a S. Wendl. Report.
- 30 April 1979Sanding: A ledger with fourteen months of entries is found in the cellar of a Sanding counting house. The counting house is closed for a week. Among those questioned is a E. Wendl. Report.
Legislation
1736 acts fall within the remit; the most recent follow.
- 14 September 2026 The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act
- 2 September 2026 The Calendar Licensing (Amendment) Act
- 31 August 2026 The Clockmakers' Registration (Amendment) Act
- 5 May 2026 The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act
- 26 December 2025 The Weinwick Clockmakers' Registration Act
- 21 December 2025 The Dating of Instruments Act
- 18 November 2025 The Dating of Instruments Act
- 13 October 2025 The Chronological Records (Amendment) Act
- 13 October 2025 The Sealed Archive Act
- 29 September 2025 The Dating of Instruments (Amendment) Act
- 28 September 2025 The Almanac Inspection Act
- 19 September 2025 The Sealed Archive (Amendment) Act
Corporate information
- Letter book for 2026: letters sent and received; earlier volumes are linked from it.
- Forms and fees
Government portal · Dates as recorded by the Ministry of Chronology. This page was revised on the date of the last entry above.