Kongsberg District Court

Kongsberg District Court
Kongsberg tingrett
59°40′14″N9°39′06″E / 59.670634°N 9.6518025°E / 59.670634; 9.6518025
Established	1624
Dissolved	1 January 2016
Jurisdiction	Southern Buskerud
Location	Kongsberg, Norway
Coordinates	59°40′14″N9°39′06″E / 59.670634°N 9.6518025°E / 59.670634; 9.6518025
Appeals to	Borgarting Court of Appeal

Kongsberg District Court (Norwegian : Kongsberg tingrett) was a district court in Buskerud county, Norway. The court was based in Kongsberg. The court existed until 2016. It had jurisdiction over the municipalities of Flesberg, Kongsberg, Nore og Uvdal, and Rollag. Cases from this court could be appealed to Borgarting Court of Appeal.

The court was a court of first instance. 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. ^[1]

History

In 1624, the mining town of Kongsberg was established. Initially, a city court and separate mining court oversaw cases arising within the new town of Kongsberg. The mining court closed in 1812, but the city court continued on, overseeing cases from the town of Kongsberg. On 1 July 1900, the Kongsberg city court was merged into the Numedal og Sandsvær District Court which included the geographical area surrounding Kongsberg. In 1970, the name of the court was changed to Kongsberg District Court. ^{[2] [3]}

On 1 July 2016, Kongsberg District Court was merged with the Eiker, Modum og Sigdal District Court to create the new Kongsberg og Eiker District Court. ^[2]

References

1. Gisle, Jon, ed. (9 April 2025). "tingrett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. "Historie om de tingrettene som i dag utgjør Buskerud tingrett". Norges Domstoler (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
3. "AS-1281_01 - Kongsberg tingrett". Arkivverket (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2025.