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Sollia Church () is a
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of the
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in
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in
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county,
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. It is located in the village of
Sollia Sollia is a village in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located just up the hill from the Setninga river, about northwest of the village of Koppang and about north of the village of Ringebu. Sollia Church ...
. It is the church for the Sollia
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which is part of the Sør-Østerdal prosti (
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) in the
Diocese of Hamar The Diocese of Hamar () is a diocese within the Church of Norway. The Diocese of Hamar includes all of the churches in Innlandet county plus the churches in Lunner Municipality in Akershus county. Administratively, the diocese is divided into 1 ...
. The brown, wooden church was built in a
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design in 1738 using plans drawn up by the
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Jon Jonsen. The church seats about 85 people.


History

The area around Sollia Church in the Atnedalen valley was settled at the end of the 17th century, initially by four families. Prior to that time, the area had been uninhabited. The road to the nearest church over the mountain ( Ringebu Church) was problematic, not least in the winter. After a winter when several people died on the way to the church, it was decided to build a new church at Sollia (or Setningsdalen, as it was originally called). It was built by Jon Jonsen without drawings and with building materials provided by the villagers. The church was
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on 7 September 1738. Throughout the 18th century, the population in the area increased. In 1770, another second floor seating gallery was built along the north wall, and in 1840 the church
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was extended to the west to accommodate more seating. Later, a
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was built on the east end of the building. In 1864, the windows were replaced with new, larger windows.


Media gallery

Sollia Kirke.jpg Sollia Church on a snowy day, Sollia, Norway (PPL3-Altered) julesvernex2.jpg


See also

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List of churches in Hamar The list of churches in Hamar is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Hamar in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Innlandet county plus the parishes in Lunner Municipality in Akershus county. The diocese is based at ...


References

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