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Sollia

Coordinates:61°46′51″N10°24′00″E/ 61.78081°N 10.39994°E/61.78081; 10.39994
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Sollia
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Sollia is located in Innlandet
Sollia
Sollia
Location of the village
Sollia is located in Norway
Sollia
Sollia
Sollia (Norway)
Coordinates:61°46′51″N10°24′00″E/ 61.78081°N 10.39994°E/61.78081; 10.39994
CountryNorway
RegionEastern Norway
CountyInnlandet
DistrictØsterdalen
MunicipalityStor-Elvdal Municipality
Elevation769 m (2,523 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
Post Code
2477

Solliais a village inStor-Elvdal MunicipalityinInnlandetcounty,Norway.The village is located just up the hill from the Setninga river, about 48 kilometres (30 mi) northwest of the town ofKoppangand about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the village ofRingebu.Sollia Churchis located in the long, narrow village. The County Road 219 runs through the small village. Historically, this village was theadministrative centreof the oldSollia Municipality.[2]

Name

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The first element issolwhich means "the Sun" and the last element is the finite form ofliwhich means "hillside". Thus, the name means "the sunny hillside".

References

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  1. ^"Sollia, Stor-Elvdal".yr.no.Retrieved30 January2022.
  2. ^Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (8 June 2020)."Sollia".Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian).Kunnskapsforlaget.Retrieved30 January2022.