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Kongsberg District Court
Kongsberg District Court ( no, Kongsberg tingrett) is a district court located in Kongsberg, Norway. It covers the municipalities of Kongsberg, Flesberg, Rollag and Nore og Uvdal and is subordinate Borgarting Court of Appeal The Borgarting Court of Appeal ( no, Borgarting lagmannsrett) is one of six intermediate courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Oslo. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Oslo and western Viken. .... References External links Official site [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Court (Norway)
In Norway, the district court ( no, tingrett, literally "thing court") is the first court instance, and handles both criminal and civil Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ... cases. The chief judge of a district court is the chief district judge ( no, sorenskriver). The ruling of the district court may be appealed to the next level of court, the court of appeal, and the court of appeal's ruling may in turn be appealed to the supreme court, but only in select cases of precedential relevance admitted by the supreme court. Thus the vast majority of court cases are decided on by the district court or the court of appeal. The term ''tingrett'' for the district courts was introduced in 2002, replacing the previous terms city court (''byrett'') and district court (''herred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongsberg
Kongsberg () is a historical mining town and municipality in Buskerud, Viken county, Norway. The city is located on the river Numedalslågen at the entrance to the valley of Numedal. Kongsberg has been a centre of silver mining, arms production and forestry for centuries, and is the site of high technology industry including the headquarters of Norway's largest defence contractor Kongsberg Gruppen. Kongsberg, formerly spelled Konningsberg ( "King's Mountain"), was developed as a mining city on the basis of the Kongsberg Silver Mines, founded by and named after King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway in 1624. The king invited German engineers and other specialists from Saxony and the Harz region to help build the mining company. As a mining city, Kongsberg had a distinct urban culture that contrasted with its surroundings, strongly influenced by the traditions of mining communities in Germany and where the German language was extensively used in mining business and for religious s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesberg
Flesberg is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lampeland. The economy of Flesberg is dominated by forestry and agriculture, as well as the cluster of high-tech industries in neighbouring Kongsberg. General information Etymology The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Flesberg'' farm (Old Norse: ''Flesberg''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''fles'' which means " rock" and the last element is ''berg'' which means "mountain". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 10 March 1989. The arms show two ''tømmerklaver'' to represent forestry – and also the letter F. History Flesberg Stave Church was built around the year 1250. After reconstruction in 1735, the church conformed with cruciform plan. The municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollag
Rollag is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, although the most populated area in the municipality is Veggli. Rollag is bordered in the north by Nore og Uvdal, in the east by Sigdal, in the south by Flesberg, and in the west by Tinn in Telemark. General information History The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Rollag'' farm (Old Norse: ''Roll(u)lag''), since the first church was built here. The first element is probably (the genitive case of) a river name ''Rolla'' (now called the ''Troelva'' river) and the last element is ''lag'' which means "fishing place". The municipality of Rollag was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Nore og Uvdal was separated from Rollag in 1858. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nore Og Uvdal
Nore og Uvdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Viken (county), Viken Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rødberg. The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of Rollag in 1858. The municipality of Nore was divided into two municipalities on 1 January 1901: Nore, Norway, Nore and Uvdal. These two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1962, and the new municipality was called ''Nore og Uvdal''. General information Name The municipalities of Nore, Norway, Nore and Uvdal were joined together in 1962 into ''Nore og Uvdal''. The Old Norse form of Nore was ''Nórar''. The name is the plural form of ''nór'' which means "narrow sound (geography), sound or strait". The name originally belonged to the Rectory, vicarage (and church site) at Norefjorden. The Old Norse form of Uvdal was ''Uppdalr''. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgarting Court Of Appeal
The Borgarting Court of Appeal ( no, Borgarting lagmannsrett) is one of six intermediate courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Oslo. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Oslo and western Viken. These areas constitute the Borgarting judicial district ( no, Borgarting lagdømme). This court can rule on both civil and criminal cases that are appealed from one of its subordinate district courts. Court decisions can be, to a limited extent, appealed to the Supreme Court of Norway. The court has 62 judges and 45 administrative staff. The chief judicial officer of the court ( no, førstelagmann) is currently Marianne Vollan. The court is administered by the Norwegian National Courts Administration. Location The Court has its seat in the city of Oslo. Additionally, the Court permanently sits in the town of Drammen. The Court may also sit in other places within its jurisdiction as needed. The main courthouse in Oslo was built in 2005. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct District Courts Of Norway
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