Sørli is a former municipality in the old

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county in

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. The municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now the southern part of

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county. The

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of the municipality was the village of

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. Prior to its dissolution in 1964, the municipality was the 51st largest by area out of the 689 municipalities in Norway. Sørli Municipality was the 625th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 908. The municipality's

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was and its population had decreased by 0.5% over the previous 10-year period.

General information

The municipality of Sørli was established on 1 July 1915 when the old

(sometimes referred to as ''Finnlierne'') was split in two parts: Nordli Municipality (population: 863) in the north and Sørli Municipality (population: 739) in the south. The old Lierne Municipality had been created on 1 January 1874 when it was separated from the large

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. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring Sørli Municipality (population: 898) and Nordli Municipality (population: 1,147) were reunited to once again form

Name

The municipal name is named after the old name for the region () which means "mountainside" (similar to the Norwegian word ). Historically, the prefix ''Finna-'' was often added to the name: . This prefix is the

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of which means " Sami person" (or ''Finn'') because the district was historically populated by Sami people prior to the arrival of ethnic Norwegians. Later, the prefix was dropped and the definite plural form of ''li'' was used, ''Lierne''. In 1915, the old municipality was divided into two parts: ''Nordli'' and ''Sørli''. The names of these new municipalities came from the older name. The definite singular form of the name was used, , and the prefix was added to show that this was the southern part of ''Li''.

Churches

The

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had one parish () within Sørli Municipality. At the time of the municipal dissolution, it was part of the Lierne

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and the Indre Namdal prosti (

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) in the

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Geography

The highest point in the municipality was the tall mountain Hestkjøltoppen.

Government

While it existed, Sørli Municipality was responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality was governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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was

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the

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Mayors

The

() of Sørli was the political leader of the municipality and the chairperson of the municipal council. Here is a list of people who held this position: * 1915–1919: Hans H. Skjelbred * 1920–1922: Theodor Brønstad * 1923–1925: Paul P. Østborg * 1926–1945: Teodor L. Østnor * 1945–1945: Hans H. Udland * 1946–1946: Frits Gravseth ( Ap) * 1946–1955: Emil Gåsbak ( LL) * 1956–1963: Ole Strand ( V)

Municipal council

The

of Sørli was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The tables below show the historical composition of the council by political

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References

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