Solør District Court () was a

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county,

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. The court was based in

Flisa Flisa is the administrative centre of Åsnes Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village lies at the confluence of the rivers Flisa and Glomma. The Norwegian National Road 2 and the Solørbanen railway line both pass through the vill ...

. The court existed from 1847 until 2021. It served Våler Municipality,

Åsnes Municipality Åsnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flisa, w ...

, and

Grue Municipality Grue is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Solør. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kirkenær. ...

. 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

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, 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 created on 31 March 1847 when the old

Solør og Odalen District Court Solør is a Norwegian traditional district consisting of the valley between Elverum in the north and Kongsvinger in the south. It is part of Innlandet county and it includes Våler Municipality, Åsnes Municipality, and Grue Municipality. Glomm ...

was split in two: the new ''Solør District Court'' and the new

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. The headquarters of the new Solør District Court were at

. On 1 April 2006, the Solør District Court ceased to exist. Grue Municipality was transferred to the Vinger og Odal District Court which was then renamed Glåmdal District Court. Also on that date, the municipalities of Våler and Åsnes were transferred to the Sør-Østerdal District Court.

District stipendiary magistrates

The district stipendiary magistrate () is the chief justice in a district court. The district stipendiary magistrates of Solør were: *1847–1869: Wilhelm J. B. Fietzentz *1859–1878: Philip Henrik Hansteen *1879–1899:

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*1899–1917: Johann Bernt Krohg *1917–1922: Johan Georg Gulbranson *1922–1928: Johannes Nielsen Omsted *1928–1932: Søren Kristian Sætre *1932–1952: Jens Roll-Hansen *1952–1973: Finn Palmstrøm *1973–1977: Johannes Risting *1977–1993: Otto Weng *1993–2006: Einar Thomesen

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Solor District Court Defunct district courts of Norway Organisations based in Hedmark 1847 establishments in Norway 2006 disestablishments in Norway Courts and tribunals established in 1847 Courts and tribunals disestablished in 2006