Legal district
In the Middle Ages, a legal district comprised the spatial scope of the individual city and land rights . According to canon law, the ecclesiastical immunity districts are special legal districts with their own jurisdiction.
The city's legal districts were delimited by city walls , for example the city of Essen in 1244 or the city of Uedem in 1359. In the countryside, this was also marked by boundary stones, which were also clearly visible from afar . Extensive moats and hedgerows as well as more developed land weirs served as enclosures .
The higher criminal jurisdiction in the historical territories and court marks was not always identical with the division of the legal districts.
Individual evidence
- ^ Education of the city: The history of the diocese and the city of Hildesheim
- ↑ G. Litz, Ch. Keitel: Ulm and its constitutional development until 1397 in: Ulmer Bürgerschaft on the way to democracy, Ulm 1997
- ↑ Sabine Reichert: The wall around the churchyard "... that all churchyards are safe and peaceful ..." Internet portal Westphalian history
- ↑ Joel Behne: City fortifications Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, September 1, 2014
- ^ Chronicle of the city of Essen. Historical data: 8th to 16th centuries
- ↑ Historical circular route. Walls and towers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
