"Sprengel" meaning in German

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          "text": "Mit gut 868.500 Christinnen und Christen ist Schleswig und Holstein der größte Sprengel innerhalb der Nordkirche.",
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          "ref": "2015 June 2, Oberverwaltungsgericht für das Land Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 2 K 13/15: Justizverwaltungsrecht; hier: Feststellung der Nichtigkeit der GerStrNeuGVO (juris: GerStruktNOGUmsV MV), margin number 45:",
          "text": "Die gesetzlich errichteten Zweigstellen sollen nach der Intention des Landesgesetzgebers unter dem Blickwinkel der Bürgerfreundlichkeit und der Größe und Ortsnähe bedarfsorientiert amtsgerichtliche Kernaufgaben im Sprengel der aufgehobenen Amtsgerichte – und unter Berücksichtigung des Regelungsgrundsatzes, dass der Aufgabenumfang der Zweigstellen geringer sei muss als der der Hauptstandorte – gegebenenfalls weitere Aufgaben wahrnehmen.",
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