Landgericht Flensburg (Flensburg District Court)

The jurisdiction of the Flensburg District Court is the most northerly in the whole of Germany.

About 450,000 people live within its catchment area, distributed as follows:

• Jurisdiction of the local court in Flensburg: about 170,000
• Jurisdiction of the local court in Schleswig: about 80,000
• Jurisdiction of the local court in Husum: about 95,000
• Jurisdiction of the local court in Niebüll: about 70,000
• Jurisdiction of the local court in Kappeln: about 35,000

The local courts have jurisdiction within the respective districts of the local court over civil proceedings where the disputed amount is no greater than €5,000, criminal matters, administrative offence procedures, family law cases, cases regarding rental property, probate matters, insolvency proceedings, execution proceedings, and custodial matters.

In addition, the local courts have jurisdiction over tenancy disputes with regard to living space, irrespective of the amount in dispute. The Flensburg Local Court handles all registry cases within the jurisdiction of the Flensburg District Court. The Schleswig Local Court, in its capacity as the Central Summary Court (Magistrate’s Court in England) of the State of Schleswig-Holstein, has jurisdiction in respect of all issued default summonses.

The five local courts and the Flensburg District Court employ a total of about 80 judges and around 400 employees. In addition, approximately 100 trainees: lawyers, civil servants and administrators are trained on a regular basis. Thus, the judicial system is one of the largest employers in the region.

Almost 400 lawyers are authorised to practise within the jurisdiction of the Flensburg District Court. Approximately 140 of them are also notary publics.

Address of the District Court:

Landgericht Flensburg
Südergraben 22
24937 Flensburg

Tel.: ++49(0)461 89-0
Fax: ++49(0)461 89-295

E-mail: verwaltung@lg-flensburg.landsh.de

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