List of judicial districts in Silesia

This list of judicial districts in (Austrian) Silesia lists all former judicial districts in the Crown Land or Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia as well as Moravian enclaves that are subject to the Silesian regional and district courts.

history

The judicial districts of Austrian Silesia go back to the year 1849, when the basic features of a new judicial system for the Habsburg Empire were approved by Emperor Franz Joseph I. Justice Minister Anton von Schmerling subsequently outlined a reorganization of the judiciary in Silesia, which was approved on June 17, 1850 with an "Imperial Decree". At the same time, Emperor Franz Joseph I instructed the Minister of Justice to carry out this reorganization. The abolition of the previous patrimonial and municipal courts in Silesia made it necessary to reorganize the judicial districts, with Schmerling providing for the creation of 100 district courts in Moravia and Silesia in his plans, all of which were to be subordinate to the Higher Regional Court of Brno .

For Silesia itself, Schmerling provided for two regional and district courts in Teschen and Troppau with 14 and 8 district courts, respectively. The Higher Regional Court of Brno subsequently took up its office on May 1, 1850, with Emperor Franz Joseph not forwarding the principles of the judicial and administrative organization for the Habsburg Empire to Prime Minister Schwarzenberg for implementation until December 31, 1851.

In April 1854, the ministers of the interior, justice and finance finally laid down the final court and administrative division in an ordinance, whereby, as already outlined in 1849, 22 court districts were created, which were subordinate to the regional court of Teschen and the district court of Troppau.

The division of the judicial districts hardly changed until the end of the Habsburg monarchy. In 1869, the new judicial district Würbenthal was created from parts of the judicial districts Freudenthal, Zuckmantel and Jägerndorf . From parts of the judicial district of Hotzenplotz , the judicial district of Hennersdorf was also established in 1873 , and in 1904 the judicial district of Polish Ostrava was formed from parts of the Oderberg judicial district .

In addition to parts of the actual Crown Land of Silesia, the Opava District Court also subordinated the enclaves of the Crown Land of Moravia in Silesia. these were the judicial districts of Hotzenplotz and Hennersdorf or parts of the judicial districts of Troppau and Wagstadt. In political terms, however, the Moravian enclaves were most recently assigned to the Moravian constituency No. 14 (German) .

Judicial districts

The table contains the following information in detail (as of 1910, changes in area after 1910 already taken into account):

Judicial district:	Name of the judicial district in German
Czech. Designation:	Czech name of the judicial district
Polish designation:	Polish name of the judicial district
Polit. District:	Political district in which the judicial district was located in 1910
Regional Court:	Regional or district court to which the district court was subordinate
Area in km²:	Area in km²
Population density:	Population density in inhabitants per km²
Residents:	Residents
German:	Residents with German colloquial language
Czech:	Residents with “Bohemian, Moravian or Slovak” (usually Czech ) colloquial language
Polish:	Residents with Polish colloquial speech
Other:	Residents with other colloquial languages ​​as well as foreigners

Judicial district	Czech. Bez.	Polish Bez.	Polit. district	Regional / district court	Area in km²	Population density	Residents	German	Czech	Polish	Others
Bennisch	Benešov	Beneszów	Freudenthal	Troppau	196.93	84	16.603	16,516	26th	5	56
Bielitz	Bílsko	Bielsko	Bielitz	Teschen	209.94	254	53,222	28,639	539	22,854	1,190
Free City	Fryštát	Frysztat	Free City	Teschen	223.95	367	82.086	5,351	17,748	57,344	1,643
Freiwaldau	Frývaldov	Frywałdów	Freiwaldau	Troppau	264.49	115	30,422	29,634	36	22nd	730
Freudenthal	Bruntál	Bruntal	Freudenthal	Troppau	281.70	82	23,191	22,985	23	24	159
Friedek	Frýdek	Frydek	Friedek	Teschen	432.35	123	53,084	6,417	44,216	2,095	356
Hennersdorf	Jindřichov	Jindrzychów	Hunter village	Troppau	092.32	93	8,569	8.232	1	1	335
Hotzenplotz	Osoblaha	Osobłoga	Hunter village	Troppau	126.99	88	11,220	10,879	5	5	331
Jablunkau	Jablunkov	Jabłonków	Teschen	Teschen	381.19	81	30,743	912	171	29,165	495
Hunter village	Krnov	Krnów	Hunter village	Troppau	180.80	163	29,550	27,856	267	13	1,414
Permanently	Javorník	Javorník	Freiwaldau	Troppau	162.15	77	12,476	11,985	0	3	488
Koenigsberg	Klimkovice	Klimkowice	Wagstadt	Troppau	151.08	150	22,687	3.136	18,989	293	269
Oderberg	Bohumín	Bogumin	Free City	Teschen	092.94	430	39,944	9,808	10,355	18,118	1,663
Odrau	Odry	Odry	Troppau	Troppau	111.11	92	10,256	10,023	108	19th	106
Olbersdorf	Město Albrechtice		Hunter village	Troppau	132.09	87	11,446	11,166	2	3	275
Polish Ostrau	Polská Ostrava	Ostrawa Polska	Friedek	Teschen	039.59	1,409	55,752	5,527	36,275	12,998	952
Black water	Strummies	Strumień	Bielitz	Teschen	144.80	104	15,054	1,430	101	13,180	343
Skotschau	Skočov	Skoczów	Bielitz	Teschen	408.36	81	33.127	2,706	159	30.114	148
Teschen	Těšín	Cieszyn	Teschen	Teschen	349.19	206	71,809	16,133	6,033	47,982	1,661
Troppau	Opava	Opawa	Troppau	Troppau	339.69	212	71,938	36,580	32,283	801	2,274
Wagstadt	Bílovec	Biełowiec	Wagstadt	Troppau	200.36	114	22,775	11,191	11,324	118	142
Weidenau	Vidnava	Widnawa	Freiwaldau	Troppau	180.39	88	15,955	15,546	26th	36	347
Wigstadtl	Vítkov	Witków	Troppau	Troppau	202.23	77	15,558	13,837	1,654	14th	53
Würbenthal	Vrbno pod Pradědem	Wrbno pod Pradziadem	Freudenthal	Troppau	113.02	84	9,512	9,351	0	12	149
Zuckmantel	Cukmantl	Złote Góry	Freiwaldau	Troppau	129.35	77	9,970	9,690	0	5	275
Judicial district	Czech. Bez.	Polish Bez.	Polit. district	Regional / district court	Area in km²	Population density	Residents	German	Czech	Polish	Others

Individual evidence

1. ^ Imperial decree of June 26th, 1849, with which the organization of the courts in the crown lands of Moravia and Silesia is approved. . General Reich Law and Government Gazette for the Empire of Austria. No. 291 (on ALEX - Historical Legal and Legal Texts Online )
2. ↑ Ordinance of the Minister of Justice, with the determination of the point in time from which the Crown Lands Austria under the Enns, Austria above the Enns and Salzburg, Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola, Gorizia, Istria and Trieste, Tyrol and Vorarlberg the most highly approved higher regional courts and the higher regional court senate of Trento to begin their effectiveness and all 11 courts in these crown lands have to enter into official activity according to the most highly approved court constitution. . General Reich Law and Government Gazette for the Empire of Austria. XLI. Piece, No. 138 (on ALEX)
3. ↑ Most High Cabinet Letter from His Majesty the Emperor to the Minister-President, by which the principles established for the organic legislation of the Empire are communicated with the mandate that the ministries proceed without delay to the work of execution and that the results be presented immediately to His Majesty should. . General Reich Law and Government Gazette for the Empire of Austria. II. Piece, No. 4 (on ALEX)
4. ^ Ordinance of the Ministers of the Interior, Justice and Finance, concerning the political and judicial organization of the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia. . Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the Empire of Austria 1854, XXXVI. Piece, No. 104 (on ALEX)
5. ^ Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice, concerning the establishment of the district court in Polish-Ostrava in Silesia. . Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrath. 1898, LXXIII. Piece, No. 216 (on ALEX)
6. ^ Ordinance of the Ministry of Justice regarding the beginning of the official effectiveness of the Polish-Ostrava District Court in Silesia. . Reichs-Gesetz-Blatt for the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrath. 1903, CVIII. Piece, No. 244 (on ALEX)

literature

• kk Central Statistical Commission (ed.): Special locations repertory of the Austrian countries. Edited on the basis of the results of the census of December 31, 1910. Volume XI. Silesia. Vienna 1917 (special location repertories of the Austrian states)