Nedenes District Court ( no, Nedenes tingrett) was a district court in

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county,

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. The court was based in the town of Arendal. The court existed from 1852 until 2004. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of

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and

Åmli Åmli is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The main population centre and administrative center is the village of Åmli which lies along the river Nidelva. Other villages in Åmli in ...

. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. The court was a

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. Its judicial duties were mainly to settle criminal cases and to resolve civil litigation as well as

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. The administration and registration tasks of the court included death registration, issuing certain certificates, performing duties of a notary public, and officiating civil wedding ceremonies. Cases from this court were heard by a combination of professional judges and

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History

This court was established on 23 March 1852 when the old district courts for the region were reorganized. The

area of the old Østre Råbyggelaget District Court plus the

Øyestad Øyestad is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1992 when it was merged into the present-day municipality of Arendal which is now located in Agder county. At the time of its di ...

area of the Vestre Nedenes District Court plus the

Austre Moland Austre Moland (historic: ''Østre Moland'') is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The roughly municipality existed from 1838 until 1962 when it was merged with several neighboring municipalities to form the new municip ...

area from the Østre Nedenes District Court were merged to form the new Nedenes District Court. In 1935, the town of Arendal was added to the jurisdiction of this court when the old Arendal District Court was closed. On 1 September 2004, the Nedenes District Court was merged with the old

Holt District Court Holt District Court ( no, Holt tingrett) was a district court in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Tvedestrand. The court existed from 1852 until 2004. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Gjerstad, Risør ...

and

Sand District Court Sand District Court ( no, Sand tingrett) was a district court in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Grimstad. The court existed from 1852 until 2004. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Grimstad, Birkenes, ...

to create the new

Aust-Agder District Court Aust-Agder District Court ( no, Aust-Agder tingrett) was a district court in Agder county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Arendal. The court existed from 2004 until 2021. It had jurisdiction over the eastern part of the county which ...

References

{{use dmy dates, date=February 2022 Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Arendal 1852 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2004 2004 disestablishments in Norway