Sollia Municipality
Sollia is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1864 until its dissolution in 1965. The area is now part of Stor-Elvdal Municipality in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Sollia where Sollia Church is located.
Prior to its dissolution in 1965, the municipality was the 202nd largest by area out of the 525 municipalities in Norway. Sollia Municipality was the 521st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 377. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 14.5% over the previous 10-year period.
General information
The parish of Solliden, later spelled Sollia, was established as a municipality on 1 January 1864 when it was separated from Ringebu Municipality. The new municipality was originally part of Kristians amt when it was established. On 1 January 1891, Solliden Municipality was transferred to the neighboring county: Hedemarkens amt. An uninhabited part of Ringebu Municipality was moved to Solliden Municipality on 1 January 1899. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, Sollia Municipality was merged into the neighboring Stor-Elvdal Municipality.Name
The municipality is named after the old Sollia farm since the first Sollia Church was built there. The first element is identical with the word which means "sun". The last element comes from the word which means "hillside" or "slope". Thus, the name means "the sunny hillside". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Solliden or Sollien. On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Solli. On 18 November 1921, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Sollia, effective 1 January 1922.Churches
The Church of Norway had one parish within Sollia Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Sollia prestegjeld and the Sør-Østerdal prosti in the Diocese of Hamar.| Parish | Church name | Location of the church | Year built |
| Sollia | Sollia Church | Sollia | 1738 |
Geography
The municipality was located to the southeast of the Rondane mountains, in the upper Atnedalen valley. Folldal Municipality and Alvdal Municipality were located to the north, Stor-Elvdal Municipality was located to the east, Ringebu Municipality was located to the south, Sør-Fron Municipality was located to the west. The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Gravskardhøgda, located in the far northern part of the municipality.Government
While it existed, Sollia Municipality was responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Eidsivating Court of Appeal.Municipal council
The municipal council of Sollia Municipality was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political party.Mayors
The mayor of Sollia Municipality was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. The following people have held this position :- 1871–1871: O.L. Olsen
- 1872–1878: Auden Sollien
- 1879–1882: Ole E. Brænd
- 1882–1897: Engbret O. Brænd
- 1898–1904: Anton E. Brænd
- 1905–1908: P. Kulstad
- 1908–1910: Aksel Løchen
- 1911–1916: P.G. Lien
- 1916–1941: Olav Knutson
- 1941–1945: Asbjørn Brænd
- 1945–1946: Einar Brænd
- 1946–1947: Martinus Knutson
- 1947–1951: Harald E. Negaard
- 1951–1959: Martinus Knutson
- 1960–1963: Lars Modahl