Östbo Härad, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

History
Östbo härad is a judicial district in Jönköping county. The location of court sessions (Tingsplats) was held at Värnamo. An simple wooden structure (Tingslada) was built in 1611 for court sessions. A courthouse was built in 1782. Unfortunately it burned down in 1829 and another court house was built on the same location. In 1905 the häradsrätt moved to a new courthouse.

Domsaga Affiliation:
1680–1799 Östbo, Västbo and Sunnerbo 1799–1970 Östbo and Västbo

Tingslag
-1947 Its own Tingslag including Värnamo city 1948-1970 Combined Tingslag with Västbo 1971 Created Värnamo tingsrätt