Principality of Lüneburg
In the Principality of Lüneburg, in addition to the chancery court and the courts at "Amt" level there existed numerous aristocratic patrimonial courts ("Patrimonialgerichte"), whose responsibilities were confined to the jurisdiction of specific groups of people and areas. For example, there were so-called "internal, stake, fence, village, road and field courts" ("Binnen-, Pfahl-, Zaun-, Dorf-, Straßen- und Feldgerichte".)