Sørli

Sørli herred
Former Municipality
Municipality ID	NO-1737
Adm. Center	Sørli
Area[1]
• Total	1,435 km^2 (554 sq mi)
Created from	Lierne in 1915
Merged into	Lierne in 1964

Sørli Mebygda
Village
Sørli Location in Nord-Trøndelag
Coordinates: 64°13′26″N 13°49′57″E / 64.22389°N 13.83250°ECoordinates: 64°13′26″N 13°49′57″E / 64.22389°N 13.83250°E
Country	Norway
Region	Trøndelag
County	Nord-Trøndelag
District	Namdalen
Municipality	Lierne
Elevation[2]	372 m (1,220 ft)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	7884 Sørli

Sørli is a village and former municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village of Sørli (also known as Mebygda) lies on the southeastern shore of the lake Lenglingen. The main church for the area is Sørli Church.^[1]

History

The municipality of Sørli established on 1 July 1915 when the old municipality of Lierne was split in two parts: Nordli and Sørli. The old municipality of Lierne was created on 1 January 1874 when it separated from Snåsa. Initially, Sørli had a population of 739. On 1 January 1964, Sørli and Nordli were reunited to once again form the municipality of Lierne. Prior to the merger, Sørli had a population of 898.^[3]

References

1. Store norske leksikon. "Sørli. – kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-09-09.
2. "Sørli" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
3. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.