Gographer

Former place of execution of the Kurkölner Gogericht near Hoppernkopf in the Rothaargebirge

The Gograf (zu Gau ) was the judge in the Gogerichts district.

Gogerichten was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. According to the Sachsenspiegel from around 1230, the Gograf (gogreve) is a judge of a subdistrict of the county and subordinate to the count. He judges immediately in the case of the handicapped act and is elected either on a case-by-case basis or for a certain period of time by the residents of the judicial district. The Count's Court , which is attended by all farmers in the judicial district , takes place every six weeks.

The North German Gograph corresponds to the Hessian and Southwest German Zentgraf , the Gogericht the Zentgericht .

Analogy in English

The Gografen corresponded in Old English of scir-gerefa  = the count of a Shire (Gaus). The current title of sheriff arose from this title .

literature

• Albert K. Hömberg: County, Free County, Gografschaft , Münster, 1949

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sachsenspiegel , Ldr. I / 58
2. ↑ Sachsenspiegel, Ldr. I / 56
3. ↑ Sachsenspiegel, Ldr. I / 2.4