Which court has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
This municipality is split over 5 cantons: the justice of the peace, and sometimes the police court, depends on the street.
Find your address →Cantons
- Gent 1 / Gand 1 (partly)
- Gent 2 / Gand 2 (partly)
- Gent 3 / Gand 3 (partly)
- Gent 4 / Gand 4 (partly)
- Gent 5 / Gand 5 (partly)
Competent courts by type
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Gent 1Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 GentFor Gent 1 / Gand 1
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Gent 2Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 GentFor Gent 2 / Gand 2
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Gent 3Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 GentFor Gent 3 / Gand 3
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Gent 4Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 GentFor Gent 4 / Gand 4
- Justice of the peaceDepends on the streetVredegerecht Gent 5Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 GentFor Gent 5 / Gand 5
- Police courtWhole municipalityPolitierechtbank Oost-VlaanderenDivision: Politierechtbank Oost-Vlaanderen - afdeling GentOpgeëistenlaan 401/M - lokaal 524, 9000 Gent
- Court of first instanceWhole municipalityRechtbank eerste aanleg Oost-Vlaanderen
- Enterprise courtWhole municipalityOndernemingsrechtbank GentDivision: Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent - afdeling GentOpgeëistenlaan 401/E, 9000 Gent
- Labour courtWhole municipalityArbeidsrechtbank GentOpgeëistenlaan 401/C, 9000 Gent
- Court of appealWhole municipalityHof van Beroep GentKoophandelsplein 23, 9000 Gent
- Labour court of appealWhole municipalityArbeidshof Gent
- Court of assizeWhole municipalityHof van assisen Oost-VlaanderenOpgeëistenlaan 401, 9000 Gent
Language of the proceedings: DutchWhy
The justice of the peace and the other courts in the Dutch language area conduct the whole proceedings in Dutch. At the request of all parties, the case can be referred to a court in another language area. (art. 2 Wet 15.06.1935)
Language of a bailiff's act: Dutch. A bailiff's act is drawn up in the language of the area where it is served. Acts in a pending case follow the language of the proceedings. (art. 38 Wet 15.06.1935)
What breaks the language law can be void (art. 40). Law of 15 June 1935 on the use of languages in judicial matters
Postal codes
- 9000Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9030Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9031Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9032Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9040Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9041Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9042Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9050Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9051Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
- 9052Depends on the street: one of the 5 cantonsCheck your street →
House of justice
- Justitiehuis GentCataloniëstraat 6, 9000 Gent+3292696220
The house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Oost-Vlaanderen.
Nearest prison
Neighbouring municipalities
In the same canton (Gent 2 / Gand 2): Sint-Martens-Latem, Nazareth-De Pinte
In the same canton (Gent 5 / Gand 5): Destelbergen
Adjacent cantons:
- Deinze: Zulte, Deinze, Aalter
- Eeklo: Eeklo, Kaprijke, Maldegem, Sint-Laureins, Lievegem
- Merelbeke-Melle: Gavere, Oosterzele, Merelbeke-Melle
- Oudenaarde: Oudenaarde, Kluisbergen, Wortegem-Petegem, Horebeke, Maarkedal, Zwalm, Kruisem
- Wetteren: Berlare, Laarne, Wetteren, Wichelen
- Zelzate: Assenede, Zelzate, Evergem, Lochristi
belgica has no municipal boundaries: these are the municipalities of the same canton and the cantons bordering it.
Questions about Gent (Gand)
Which justice of the peace has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
Gent (Gand) is split over 5 cantons: the street and house number decide. Possible: Vredegerecht Gent 1, Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 Gent (Gent 1 / Gand 1); Vredegerecht Gent 2, Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 Gent (Gent 2 / Gand 2); Vredegerecht Gent 3, Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 Gent (Gent 3 / Gand 3); Vredegerecht Gent 4, Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 Gent (Gent 4 / Gand 4); Vredegerecht Gent 5, Opgeëistenlaan 401/F, 9000 Gent (Gent 5 / Gand 5).
Which police court has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
For all of Gent (Gand): Politierechtbank Oost-Vlaanderen - afdeling Gent, Opgeëistenlaan 401/M - lokaal 524, 9000 Gent.
Which court of first instance has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
For all of Gent (Gand): Rechtbank eerste aanleg Oost-Vlaanderen.
Which enterprise court has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
For all of Gent (Gand): Ondernemingsrechtbank Gent - afdeling Gent, Opgeëistenlaan 401/E, 9000 Gent.
Which labour court has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
For all of Gent (Gand): Arbeidsrechtbank Gent, Opgeëistenlaan 401/C, 9000 Gent.
Which court of appeal has jurisdiction over Gent (Gand)?
For all of Gent (Gand): Hof van Beroep Gent, Koophandelsplein 23, 9000 Gent.
Which house of justice serves Gent (Gand)?
Justitiehuis Gent, Cataloniëstraat 6, 9000 Gent: the house of justice of the judicial arrondissement Oost-Vlaanderen.