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

Sogn og Fjordane Sogn og Fjordane (; English: "Sogn and Fjordane") was, up to 1 January 2020, a county in western Norway, when it was merged to become part of Vestland county. Bordering previous counties Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland, the cou ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The court was based in the village of

Nordfjordeid Nordfjordeid is the administrative centre of the municipality of Stad in Vestland county, western Norway. It is located at the end of the Eidsfjorden, an arm off of the main Nordfjorden, west of the large lake Hornindalsvatnet. The village of ...

. The court existed from 1591 until 2005. The court had jurisdiction over the municipalities located in the

Nordfjord Nordfjord ( en, Northern fjord—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district of Norway. Geography The region is located in the northern part of Vestland county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises the muni ...

region. This included the municipalities of

Selje Selje (municipality) was a municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway and was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The village of Selje was the administrative center this municipality. On 1 January 2020 the municipalit ...

Vågsøy Vågsøy is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The municipality's administrative center was the town Måløy. Other population centers in Vågsøy included ...

, Bremanger, Eid,

Gloppen Gloppen is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. Gloppen is generally subdivided into three areas: Hyen in the west, Gloppen in the center, and Breim in the east. Each of the ...

Hornindal Hornindal is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It existed from 1867 until 1965 and then again from 1977 until 2020. It was located in the Districts of Norway, traditional di ...

, and Stryn. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal. The court was a

court of first instance A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accorda ...

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

History

This court was established in 1591 when the district court system was implemented in Norway. On 1 January 2005, this court was merged with the

Sunnfjord District Court Sunnfjord District Court ( no, Sunnfjord tingrett) was a district court in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Førde. The court existed from 1591 until 2005. The court had jurisdiction over the municipalities loca ...

and most of the western part of

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 ...

to form the new

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

References

{{use dmy dates, date=February 2022 Defunct district courts of Norway 1591 establishments in Norway 2005 disestablishments in Norway