Harzgerode District Court

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Building of the former Harzgerode District Court

The Harzgerode District Court was a court of ordinary jurisdiction in the district of the Dessau Regional Court . The court building in Harzgerode is a listed building .

location

The district court building is located at Marktplatz 7 on the north side of the market square of the city of Harzgerode.

architecture

The wide, two-storey, plastered building was erected between 1635 and 1709 during the existence of Anhalt-Harzgerode . The house is covered by a high hipped roof . On the courtyard side, a stone prison and a plot of land were built. The grating is forged. At the beginning of the 20th century the prison wing was expanded. There is still an old cell block inside the prison.

Inside the building there is a cellar with a barrel vault . The room layout, especially on the upper floor, is still largely original. The stairs are provided with board balusters , the doors date from the 17th to 19th centuries. The top floor has a suspended construction and is also largely preserved in its original state.

The building is registered as a court building in the local register of monuments.

history

In the 19th century there was a district court commission in Harzgerode . With the Anhalt law on the organization of judicial authorities of March 23, 1879, the district court commissions were repealed. By ordinance of March 24, 1879, the Harzgerode District Court was established as the first instance. It belonged to the Dessau Regional Court that existed for Anhalt. In 1952 the courts were reorganized and district courts introduced.

Today the area belongs to the judicial district of the Quedlinburg District Court .

Local jurisdiction

The district court district of the Harzgerode District Court included the places Abberode , Alexisbad , Bärenrode , Friedrichshöhe , Güntersberge , Hänichen , Harzgerode, Lindenberg , Mägdesprung , Neudorf , Schielo , Silberhütte , Siptenfelde and Tilkerode .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 30.5 ″  N , 11 ° 8 ′ 33.3 ″  E