Schmallenberg District Court

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Schmallenberg District Court

The Schmallenberg District Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction and one of ten district courts in the district of the Arnsberg District Court .

Seat and District of the Court

The court has its seat in Schmallenberg in the Hochsauerlandkreis . The 303 km² judicial district covers the area of ​​the city of Schmallenberg with around 26,000 inhabitants.

The local court (AG) Schmallenberg is also an agricultural court . For the leadership of the trade , the cooperative and the club register and for insolvency proceedings , the District Court Arnsberg , for judicial sale - and compulsory administration and family and aldermen things the District Court Meschede responsible .

building

The court has been housed in the Bad Fredeburg district since 1889 in the building at Im Ohle 6 , which was completed in 1846 as a council and school building , which was destroyed in 1945 and moved into again after being rebuilt in 1949. The courthouse was the first building in the city of Schmallenberg to be listed as a historical monument in 1985 .

The Bad Fredeburg Court Museum is located on the top floor .

history

Jurisdiction in the Fredeburg area has been documented since 1301. A district court with two judges was established in Fredeburg in 1879. The local court of Fredeburg was renamed the local court of Schmallenberg on January 1, 1975 as a result of the local government reform .

Superior courts

The District Court of Arnsberg is superordinate to the Schmallenberg District Court. The competent higher regional court is the higher regional court Hamm .

See also

Web links

Commons : Amtsgericht Schmallenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 11 ′ 26 "  N , 8 ° 18 ′ 41"  E