diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/App.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
index dd2be52..4d5dcdb 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import history from '../util/history';
 import { FeatureFlagsProvider } from 'elite-feature-flags';
 import { Configuration } from 'elite-types';
 import { getConfiguration } from 'elite-configuration';
-import { APP_ROUTES } from '../util/routing';
+import { getAllRegisteredAppRoutes } from '../util/routing';
 
-// Files must be required for decorator to work
+// Files must be required (early!) for decorator to work
 require('../components/pages/HomePage');
 require('../components/pages/LinkPage');
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const AppComponent = () => (
   <FeatureFlagsProvider value={configuration.featureMap}>
     <Router history={history}>
       <Switch>
-        {APP_ROUTES.map((routeProps, index) => (
+        {getAllRegisteredAppRoutes().map((routeProps, index) => (
           <Route key={index} {...routeProps} />
         ))}
         {/* Error 404 Fallback */}
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/components/pages/support/LinkDirectory.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/components/pages/support/LinkDirectory.tsx
index 8180d69..fe5179c 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/components/pages/support/LinkDirectory.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/components/pages/support/LinkDirectory.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { APP_ROUTES, getLinkForPage, getLinkDisplayNameForPage } from '../../../util/routing';
+import { getLinkForRoute, getDisplayNameForRoute, getAllRegisteredAppRoutes } from '../../../util/routing';
 
 export const LinkDirectory = () => (
   <ul>
-    {APP_ROUTES.map((route, index) => (
+    {getAllRegisteredAppRoutes().map((route, index) => (
       <li key={index}>
-        <Link to={getLinkForPage(route)}>{getLinkDisplayNameForPage(route)}</Link>
+        <Link to={getLinkForRoute(route)}>{getDisplayNameForRoute(route)}</Link>
       </li>
     ))}
   </ul>
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/util/routing.tsx b/packages/frontend/src/util/routing.tsx
index b659120..c4846b9 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/util/routing.tsx
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/util/routing.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,24 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { RouteProps } from 'react-router';
 
-// TODO: move to separate package
+// If necessary, add support for: H.LocationDescriptor | ((location: H.Location) => H.LocationDescriptor);
+type LinkType = string;
+
+/**
+ * Each Approute can have a specific link (i.e., path with filled parameter placeholders),
+ * a display Name, i.e., text of the link and a nonoptional (!) path
+ */
+export interface AppRouteProps extends RouteProps {
+  // Use this if the link target differs from the path specification,
+  // i.e., if the path url contains paramter specifications etc
+  readonly link?: LinkType;
+
+  // link text (Human readable!)
+  readonly displayName?: string;
+
+  // AppRoutes must have a path - deoptionalize this property
+  readonly path: string;
+}
 
 /**
  * The Routed decorator automatically creates a route for
@@ -9,32 +26,41 @@ import { RouteProps } from 'react-router';
  *
  * @param props route properties
  */
-export function Routed(props: AppRouteProps) {
-  console.log('producing route decorator:', props);
-  return (constructor: any) => {
-    APP_ROUTES.push({
+export function Routed<T extends React.Component<P> & { render: () => any }, P = any>(
+  props: AppRouteProps,
+): (c: new (props: any) => T) => new (props: any) => T {
+  return constructor => (
+    registerAppRoute({
       render: p => React.createElement(constructor, p),
       ...props,
-    });
-    console.log('added route for', constructor.name);
-    return constructor;
-  };
+    }),
+    constructor
+  );
 }
 
-// If necessary, add support for: H.LocationDescriptor | ((location: H.Location) => H.LocationDescriptor);
-type LinkType = string;
+/**
+ * Container for all registered app routes
+ */
+const appRoutes: { [path: string]: AppRouteProps } = {};
 
-// TODO: Add documentation
-export interface AppRouteProps extends RouteProps {
-  // Use this if the link target differs from the path specification,
-  // i.e., if the path url contains paramter specifications etc
-  readonly link?: LinkType;
+/**
+ * Function to retrieve all currently registered app routes
+ */
+export function getAllRegisteredAppRoutes() {
+  return Object.values(appRoutes);
+}
 
-  // link text (Human readable!)
-  readonly displayName?: string;
+/**
+ * Function for registering a new App route
+ * @param props AppRouteProps. Note that a render() function must be provided
+ */
+export function registerAppRoute(props: AppRouteProps & Required<Pick<AppRouteProps, 'render'>>) {
+  if (appRoutes[props.path]) {
+    throw new Error(`ERROR: detected illegal duplicate app route ${props.path}`);
+  }
 
-  // AppRoutes must have a path - deoptionalize this property
-  readonly path: string;
+  appRoutes[props.path] = props;
+  console.log('added route ', props.path);
 }
 
 // TODO: replace with proper container/service class
@@ -43,7 +69,7 @@ export interface AppRouteProps extends RouteProps {
  * to link to a certain route
  * @param route the route to link to
  */
-export function getLinkForPage(route: AppRouteProps): LinkType {
+export function getLinkForRoute(route: AppRouteProps): LinkType {
   return route.link || route.path;
 }
 
@@ -54,9 +80,6 @@ export function getLinkForPage(route: AppRouteProps): LinkType {
  *
  * @param route
  */
-export function getLinkDisplayNameForPage(route: AppRouteProps): string {
-  return route.displayName || getLinkForPage(route);
+export function getDisplayNameForRoute(route: AppRouteProps): string {
+  return route.displayName || getLinkForRoute(route);
 }
-
-// TODO: replace with proper container/service class
-export const APP_ROUTES: AppRouteProps[] = [];