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

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county,

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. The court was based in the village of

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. The court existed from around 1630 until 2005. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities located in the areas surrounding the outer

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. This included the municipalities of

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, Balestrand, and

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. Cases from this court could be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal. 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 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

In 1591, the Sogn District Court was established when the district court system was implemented in Norway. Around 1630, the court's jurisdiction was split into Indre Sogn District Court in the east and Ytre Sogn District Court in the west. In 2005, the court was closed and its jurisdictional areas were split up among other neighboring courts. The municipalities of

, and

joined the newly created

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 ...

to the north. The municipalities of Balestrand and

merged with the Indre Sogn District Court to form the new Sogn District Court. The municipality of

joined the Nordhordland District Court which was based in the neighboring

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...

county to the south.

References

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