District court of Göttingen (since 1879)

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover

Scope and content:: The collection contains material regarding the following subjects: criminal proceedings; criminal trials; mortgage records; mortgage matters; leaving the church; guardianships; inheritance; health cases. Of special interest to Jewish history are: request of the Lord Mayor of the city of Göttingen to exclude Jews from the use of wood from communal property; transfer of Jewish land holdings and Jewish mortgage claims on the German Reich, including, among others, an alphabetical list of owners.

Administrative/biographical history:: The district court of Göttingen is a part of the jurisdictional area of the regional court of Göttingen. In 1879, the area of competence of the district court of Göttingen included the city and the administrative district of Göttingen (cf. Prussian Law Collection 1879, p. 506). Even before 1945, the municipalities of Groß Lengden, Klein Lengden, Sieboldshausen and Volkerode, as well as the Kerstlingeröderfeld estate, had fallen into the competence of the district court of Göttingen.

Subject terms:: Antisemitism; Antisemitism--Antisemitic measures; Christianity; Christianity--Churches (institution); Financial matters; Financial matters--Mortgage; Land; Land registries; Real estate

System of arrangement:: The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.

Access, restrictions:: Restrictions on access in accordance with the German Archives Act limit access to personal files for 100 years after the birth or 10 years after the death of the person concerned.

Links to finding aids:: https://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/start.action?oldNodeid=