The court building on Bernhard-Göring-Straße (until 1950 Elisenstraße), which was built at the beginning of the 20th century, is now home to the Leipzig District Court. Its jurisdiction covers the city of Leipzig. The district court also has supra-regional jurisdiction for other disputes, including copyright issues, insolvency, commercial law and certain commercial criminal cases.
Architecture of the former Royal Saxon District Court
The building was constructed between 1902 and 1906 according to designs by Arwed Roßbach and Theodor Kösser. The façade at that time was much more distinctive and designed in the style and forms of the Neo-Renaissance. It was dominated by two polygonal corner towers and a roof landscape with several Renaissance gables (historical photo / Wikipedia). During the German Empire, the courthouse housed the criminal chambers of the (Royal Saxon) District Court and a section of the (Royal Saxon) Local Court. After it was partially destroyed in the Second World War, it was only rebuilt in a simplified form without the former gable decorations and corner towers.
During the GDR era, the building belonged to VEB Bau- und Montagekombinat Süd, was bought by building tycoon Jürgen Schneider after reunification and finally became the property of the Free State of Saxony in an exchange deal. After extensive refurbishment, the district court moved in in 1999, the former cell wing at the rear was demolished and a new office building was erected for additional employees (design: kister scheithauer gross architekten).
