Sør-Gudbrandsdal District Court () was a

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county,

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. The court was based in

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. The court existed from 1731 until 2021. It served the municipalities of

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and

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. 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 lay judges.

History

The Sør-Gudbrandsdal district court was established in 1731 when the Gudbrandsdal District Court was divided into Sør-Gudbrandsdal District Court and Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court. This court originally included

, and

Sollia Sollia is a village in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located just up the hill from the Setninga river, about northwest of the village of Koppang and about north of the village of Ringebu. Sollia Church ...

. In 1734, the court's jurisdictional area was enlarged when Fron was transferred from Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court to this court. In 1841, a new Mellom-Gudbrandsdal District Court was established which served the municipalities of Nord-Fron, Sør-Fron, Ringebu, Sollia, and Øyer. This new court meant that Sør-Gudbrandsdal District Court would only include Lillehammer Municipality and Gausdal Municipality. In 1909, the Mellom-Gudbrandsdal District Court was abolished and the municipalities of Sør-Fron, Ringebu and Øyer returned to Sør-Gudbrandsdal District Court (Nord-Fron Municipality joined Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court. From 1966-1977, Nord-Fron Municipality was part this court, but in 1977 it moved back to Nord-Gudbrandsdal. On 26 April 2021, this court was merged with the Nord-Gudbrandsdal District Court, Gjøvik District Court, and Valdres District Court to create the new

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References

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