Indre Sogn District Court ( no, Indre Sogn tingrett) was a district court in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Sogndalsfjøra. The court existed from around 1630 until 2005. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities located in the areas surrounding the inner

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. This included the municipalities of

Sogndal Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ...

Aurland Aurland () is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located on the south side of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, ...

, Leikanger, Luster, Lærdal, and Årdal. Cases from this court could be appealed to

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. The court was a court of first instance. 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

In 1591, the

Sogn District Court Sogn District Court ( no, Sogn tingrett) was a district court in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Sogndalsfjøra. The court existed from 2005 until 2017. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Sognda ...

was established when the district court system was implemented in Norway. Around 1630, the court's jurisdiction was split into

Ytre Sogn District Court Ytre Sogn District Court ( no, Ytre Sogn tingrett) was a district court in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The court was based in the village of Høyanger. The court existed from around 1630 until 2005. It had jurisdiction over the municipalitie ...

in the east and Indre Sogn District Court in the west. In 2005, the court's jurisdictional area was merged into the new

(along with the municipalities of

Balestrand Balestrand is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Balestrand. Other villages in th ...

and Vik which were from the

which also closed).

References

{{use dmy dates, date=February 2022 Defunct district courts of Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1630 1630 establishments in Norway Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Norway