District court middle

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District court middle
Le palais de justice de Littenstrasse (Berlin) (6303550695) .jpg
Data
place Berlin center
builder Thoemer & Mönnich
architect Otto Schmalz
Architectural style Mix of styles
Construction year 1896-1904; 1945 and 1968/69 changed
Coordinates 52 ° 31 '7.2 "  N , 13 ° 24' 48.4"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 31 '7.2 "  N , 13 ° 24' 48.4"  E

The district court in the middle of Berlin is a German court of ordinary jurisdiction . The building was built in the 19th century as a city ​​court . It has the address Littenstrasse  12–17, 10179 Berlin-Mitte . The responsibilities for both content and areas of Berlin have changed several times over the course of time and the various forms of society.

Seat and jurisdiction

The seat of the district court Mitte is the former business building for the civil departments of the district court Berlin I and the district court Berlin I at Littenstrasse  12-17, 10179 Berlin-Mitte . The district court district includes the two Berlin districts of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg and the former Tiergarten district .

The Central District Court is responsible for all civil disputes assigned to the district courts. Family matters are excluded, as the responsible family court for the Mitte district is the Pankow / Weißensee district court , and dunning procedures , which are processed by the Wedding district court . Conversely, civil law disputes from traffic law in Berlin are concentrated at the Mitte district court. Legal cases under criminal law are processed by the Tiergarten District Court .

Since January 1, 2013, the Central District Court has also been the Central Enforcement Court for the State of Berlin.

Integration in the instance

The district court center is one of eleven district courts in the district of the Regional Court of Berlin , which itself the Supreme Court is subordinate to Berlin.

Building history and architecture

The building ensemble was designed by Paul Thoemer , Rudolf Mönnich and Otto Schmalz . Schmalz was also the site manager. After severe damage in the Second World War and a change in the routing of the residential streets, the structure was simplified and rebuilt. In the GDR era it was placed under monument protection. This included the GDR Supreme Court and the Central District Court . After the fall of the Wall , it became the property of the State of Berlin, was renovated and adapted to its current use.

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Amtsgericht Mitte  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Justice portal of the federal government and the states: The central enforcement courts of the states. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ Institute for Monument Preservation (Ed.): The architectural and art monuments of the GDR. Capital Berlin-I . Henschelverlag, Berlin 1984, p. 72-75 .