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Building Number 17 in the printed brochure
“Historic Buildings of Münchberg”.

The sign is found on the right hand corner on the street side.

Münchberg had the privilege of the higher jurisdiction. The judges made decisions on murder and serious crimes. The gallows stood in view of the court in the area of the city park, so that one could also see it when coming from the courtyard, and at the same time it was a warning that justice would be served.

The court constitutional law of November 10, 1861 led to the separation of administration and justice. The district court in Münchberg until then was on the corner of Ludwigstraße and Amtsgasse. The administration remained in this building. For the court, however, other spaces were now put to use. The State Ministry of Justice in Munich ultimately decided on February 28, 1862 on the construction of the new Royal District Court at 26 Hoferstraße. This property was made available for this purpose free of charge by the city. The construction began in spring of 1862 and in July of that year the roof could already be placed. The construction costs amounted to 14,211 Gulden and 44 Kreuzer. The first Münchberg judge was named Preis, and he also had his apartment in the building.
After fourteen years it was found that the office space did not do justice to the growing demands of the work. So the Ministry of Justice decided on March 21, 1879 after testing four possibilities for inside and outside construction variations, to add a second floor to the future district court. Construction costs in the amount of 23,000 Marks were approved. The construction of the district court was finished on September 14, 1879. In 1887 the connection of the court to the municipal water pipe line under construction was authorize and approved. At the end of 1889 the pavement and the sewer system in front of the building were completed by the city of Münchberg. The appearance of that time was almost the same as todays.

The district court was dissolved in 1971, and the authority was transferred to the court. Reconstruction followed and today the building is used as student housing.