District Court of Würzburg

The district and regional court in the justice center of Würzburg, built in 1892

The Würzburg District Court is a court of ordinary jurisdiction . It is one of 22 regional courts in the Free State of Bavaria .

history

Bavarian regional courts of the older order

In the area around Würzburg in 1804 after the secularization of the Würzburg monastery by Bavaria, the regional courts "Würzburg links des Main" in Ochsenfurt and "Würzburg right des Main" in Röttingen as well as the "City Court Würzburg" were established. In 1806 the area came to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg , but with which it fell back to Bavaria in 1814. In 1840 the Röttingen Regional Court was renamed the Aub Regional Court after its official seat .

The older regional courts were judicial and administrative authorities in the Kingdom of Bavaria , which were replaced in their function as administrative authorities by the district offices in 1862 and in their function as courts by the local courts in 1879 . The previous regional and city courts were converted into local courts .

Regional court according to the Courts Constitution Act 19879

After the Courts Constitution Act came into force in 1879, a regional court in the current sense was formed. The precursor was the District Court of Würzburg , founded in 1857 .

District Court District

In addition to the independent city of Würzburg, the district of the LG Würzburg extends to the following districts :

Courthouse

The district court, located at the Kürschnerhof until the building was demolished in 1894, is divided into several buildings. The criminal justice center, built in 2004, is located at Ottostraße 5 . The civil proceedings are, which completely gutted since the end of July 2010. Justice Palace (next to the Criminal Justice Center) since 2004 and has been modernized, and negotiated in the boardroom cultivation. Previously, this part of the regional court was relocated to a building at Mergentheimer Strasse 20-22 .

Superordinate and subordinate courts

The Würzburg Regional Court is one of seven regional courts subordinate to the Bamberg Higher Regional Court; subordinate are the local courts in Gemünden am Main , Kitzingen and Würzburg .

Web links

Individual evidence

^ Horst-Günter Wagner : The urban development of Würzburg 1814-2000. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 396-426 and 1298-1302, here: p. 406.
^ Sybille Grübel: Timeline of the history of the city from 1814-2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1225-1247; here: p. 1233.
^ History of the Würzburg Justice Center Website of the regional court. (accessed on January 2, 2011)

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[1] Horst-Günter Wagner : The urban development of Würzburg 1814-2000. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 396-426 and 1298-1302, here: p. 406.

[2] Sybille Grübel: Timeline of the history of the city from 1814-2006. In: Ulrich Wagner (Hrsg.): History of the city of Würzburg. 4 volumes, Volume I-III / 2, Theiss, Stuttgart 2001-2007; III / 1–2: From the transition to Bavaria to the 21st century. Volume 2, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8062-1478-9 , pp. 1225-1247; here: p. 1233.

[3] History of the Würzburg Justice Center Website of the regional court. (accessed on January 2, 2011)