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===Where are the court records of yesteryear?=== | |||
Most Schleswig-Holsteiner belonged to the land population. Their civil and criminal law cases were registered with the authorities presiding over them, i.e. the manor lords, the patrimonial courts, the bishops. The people of the cities registered with the magistrates. Higher jugdements were made a the Amt and the German Kanzley in Copenhagen. | |||
When Schleswig-Holstein came under Prussian rule, the entire legal system was reorganized. The Prussians established lower courts called Amtsgerichte. We find lower courts already in Eutin and Schwartau (both belonged to the Fürstentum Lübeck) in 1861. In 1867 eighty-six | |||
We find lower courts | |||
Amtsgerichte were established throughout Schleswig-Holstein. This number was reduced to 70 courts in 1879. Throughout the decades the number of lower courts in Schleswig-Holstein shrank to 30 in 1995. | Amtsgerichte were established throughout Schleswig-Holstein. This number was reduced to 70 courts in 1879. Throughout the decades the number of lower courts in Schleswig-Holstein shrank to 30 in 1995. | ||
An Amtsgericht is typically responsible for | An Amtsgericht is typically responsible for civil and criminal law cases. | ||