Schleswig-Holstein Court Records

Overview
We find lower courts (Amtsgerichte) already in Eutin and Schwartau (both belonged to the Fürstentum Lübeck) in 1861. In 1867 eighty-six 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