Sollia Church

Was officially opened on 7th September 1738 and is one of Norway’s best preserved churches from the Baroque period. The church is richly decorated by Erik Wallin in 1740-45. Knut Haugland was the former guide in the church  and has written the book about Sollia church. He died 87 years old, and was guiding till his last year.  A youger citizen of the Sollia community has now taken over the guide service (must be ordered in advance, unless joining Venabu's guided tours on Friday afternoons in summer).

The history of how the area was first settled by four families and their treks across the mountains to the church in Ringebu prior to the building of Sollia church is a fascinating story, even to those not usually keen on church visits!!

It’s a story of the determination of one man and a local population following tragic deaths in the mountains.

See the picture gallery of Sollia Church