Solum, Norway
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Solum is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
The municipality was created as Solum formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. According to the 1835 census the municipality had a population of 3,557. Solum was located west of the city Skien, and encompassed districts such as Nenset, Tollnes, Flakvarp, Skotfoss og Klyve. On 1 July 1916 an area with 1,042 inhabitants was moved to Skien, and on 1 July 1920 an area with 1,614 inhabitants was moved to Porsgrunn.
On 1 January 1964 the rest of Solum was incorporated into Skien, along with Gjerpen and Valebø district. Prior to the merger Solum had a population of 13,706.
[edit] References
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen".
- Registreringssentral for historiske data. Hjemmehørende folkemengde Telemark 1801-1960. University of Tromsø. (Norwegian)
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