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cadastre
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thumb|Cadastral map from 1827 in Austria (Franziszeischer cadastre) thumb|A modern cadastral map for Eastern England
A cadastre is an official record and map that shows who owns each piece of land, its boundaries, and its size within a particular area. It matters because governments use it to collect property taxes, manage land ownership disputes, and keep accurate information about who owns what land.
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Wikidata facts
- Follows
- land register
- Main subject
- real property
- Image
- Cadastre d'Arausio.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Cadastral maps
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- facet of
- real property
- Commons category
- Cadastres
- P13411
- Islam
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology and definition {{anchor|Etymology|Definition}}
- History
- Surveys
- Map
- Documentation
- Management
- Cadastres in different jurisdictions
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Extensions
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Cadastral map from 1827 in Austria (Franziszeischer cadastre) thumb|A modern cadastral map for Eastern England
A cadastre or cadaster ( ) is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country. Often it is represented graphically in a cadastral map.
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