Tecklenburg District Court

The new building of the Tecklenburg District Court built in 2000

The district court of Tecklenburg , based in the city of Tecklenburg in the Tecklenburger Land ( Steinfurt district ), is a court of ordinary jurisdiction and one of 15 district courts (AG) in the district of the Münster district court . In addition to the local courts of Ibbenbüren , Rheine and Steinfurt , it is one of four local courts in the district.

Judicial district

The seat of the local court is 49545 Tecklenburg, court path 1. The judicial district of the local court covers the eastern Tecklenburger Land and is responsible for around 70,000 inhabitants. The district court is subordinate to the regional court of Münster . The Hamm Higher Regional Court is superordinate to the Münster Regional Court.

The district includes the following cities and municipalities:

• City of Lengerich ,
• City of Tecklenburg with the districts Brochterbeck, Ledde and Leeden,
• Municipality of Lienen with the district of Kattenvenne,
• Westerkappeln municipality ,
• Municipality Lotte with the districts Wersen and Buren,
• Ladbergen municipality .

history

The Tecklenburg District Court is housed in a new building at Court Route 1. The district court was originally located at two locations on Brochterbecker Strasse and near Lengericher Strasse. On Brochterbecker Straße, the district court with the Tecklenburg district court, which no longer exists today, had its seat in a building that was built from the stones of Tecklenburg Castle . With the new building in 2000, both locations were merged into one building. The district court was founded in 1801.

See also

• List of German courts
• List of courts in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

Web links

• Internet presence of the Tecklenburg District Court at the Ministry of Justice in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Overview of the jurisprudence of the Tecklenburg district court

Coordinates: 52 ° 13 '5.1 "  N , 7 ° 49' 4.4"  E