Nordhordland District Court

Bergen Tinghus

Nordhordland District Court (Norwegian: Nordhordland tingrett) is a district court serving Nordhordland and Midhordland (except Bergen), as well as Gulen in Norway. [1][2]

The District Court of Nordhordland is co-located with Bergen District Court in Bergen Tinghus at Tårnplads 2 in Bergen. Cases can be appealed to Gulating Court of Appeal. The municipalities covered by the court are Askøy, Austrheim, Austevoll, Fedje, Fjell, Fusa, Gulen, Masfjorden, Meland, Modalen, Os, Osterøy, Øygarden, Radøy, Samnanger, Sund, Vaksdal and Voss. [3]

Bergen Tinghus was designed by architect Egill Reimers in neoclassical style during 1933 and is considered one of his main works. The brick building has 25 courtrooms covering six floors plus basement and loft. At the main entrance on Tårnplass are four granite statue representing the cardinal virtues; wisdom, justice, moderation and strength. The sculptures are designed by artists Nic Schiøll and Stinius Fredriksen. [4] [5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Nordhordlandtingrett". Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Om Nordhordland tingrett". domstol.no. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ Norwegian National Courts Administration. "Bergen tingrett". Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Bergen tinghus". Kunsthistorie. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tinghuset". Bergen byleksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Nils Anker. "Egill Reimers". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Svein Aamold. "Nic Schiøll". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  8. ↑ Even Hebbe Johnsrud. "Stinius Fredriksen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
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