Verwaltungsgericht Göttingen, Administrative court in Göttingen, Germany
The Göttingen Administrative Court is one of seven administrative courts in Lower Saxony and has its seat at Berliner Straße 5 in Göttingen, in a listed building erected in 1908–1909 as the Reichsbank branch according to plans by architect Julius Habicht. Its jurisdiction covers the districts of Göttingen and Northeim, with about 500,000 residents. The court has 31 staff, including 13 judges, organized into nine chambers.
The court's seat is the listed building at Berliner Straße 5, erected in 1908–1909 as the Reichsbankstelle Göttingen to plans by architect Julius Habicht. Thomas Smollich served as president from 2007 to 2016, and Stefanie Killinger has held the post since 2017. The court is one of seven administrative courts in Lower Saxony, with the Niedersächsisches Oberverwaltungsgericht in Lüneburg above it and the Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Leipzig as the final instance.
The court's name derives from the city of Göttingen, where it has sat since its founding as one of Lower Saxony's seven administrative courts. Its nine chambers hear cases from the districts of Göttingen and Northeim, a jurisdiction of about 500,000 residents. The building itself, the former Reichsbankstelle at Berliner Straße 5, is a protected monument.
The court sits in the listed former Reichsbank building at Berliner Straße 5 in Göttingen; its jurisdiction covers the districts of Göttingen and Northeim. Appeals against its rulings go to the Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg, and last instance is the Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig. Check the court's own website for filing and appointment procedures before travelling.
The court's home is the listed building at Berliner Straße 5, built in 1908–1909 as the Göttingen branch of the Reichsbank to plans by architect Julius Habicht. Nine chambers sit here, not four, staffed by 13 judges among 31 employees.
The community of curious travelers
AroundUs brings together thousands of curated places, local tips, and hidden gems, enriched daily by 93,832 contributors worldwide.