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Solum, Norway
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Solum is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 318-square-kilometre (123 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now part of Skien Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Solum, just south of Klovholt. Solum Church was the main church for the municipality.[3]
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Solum Municipality
Solum herred | |
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![]() View of the Klovholt school | |
![]() Telemark within Norway | |
![]() Solum within Telemark | |
Coordinates: 59°10′23″N 9°33′32″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Telemark |
District | Grenland |
Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
• Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Skien Municipality |
Administrative centre | Solum |
Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 317.82 km2 (122.71 sq mi) |
Population (1964) | |
• Total | 13,706 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
Demonym | Solumhering[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0818[2] |
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