District Court Siegen

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The Siegen District Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction and one of four district courts in the district of the Siegen District Court .

Seat and District of the Court

The seat of the court is the district town of Siegen in Siegerland . The judicial district covers the area of ​​the cities and communities Burbach , Freudenberg , Hilchenbach , Kreuztal , Netphen , Neunkirchen , Siegen and Wilnsdorf .

The District Court of Siegen is responsible for the entire district court district for insolvency proceedings and the keeping of the commercial and cooperative register as well as the register of associations . The partnership register is kept by the Essen District Court .

Dunning procedures are handled by the Hagen District Court as the central dunning court .

building

The court is housed in the judicial building at Berliner Straße 21 and, together with the regional court and the public prosecutor's office, in the justizhochhaus Berliner Straße 22 .

history

In 1849 the district court of Siegen emerged from the regional and municipal court of Siegen, which was repealed in 1879. The District Court (AG) Siegen was established when the Courts Constitution Act came into force . It initially belonged to the district of the Arnsberg Regional Court .

Superior courts

The Siegen Regional Court is superordinate to the Siegen District Court. The competent higher regional court is the higher regional court Hamm .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 21 ″  N , 8 ° 0 ′ 53 ″  E