| Sørli | |
| Herred: | yes |
| Former: | yes |
| Idnumber: | 1737 |
| County: | Nord-Trøndelag |
| District: | Namdalen |
| Capital: | Mebygda |
| Established: | 1 July 1915 |
| Preceded: | Lierne Municipality |
| Disestablished: | 1 Jan 1964 |
| Demonym: | Libygg |
| Area Total Km2: | 1435 |
| Population As Of: | 1964 |
| Population Total: | 898 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coordinates: | 64.2246°N 13.8308°W |
Sørli is a former municipality in the old Nord-Trøndelag county in Norway. The 1435km2 municipality existed from 1915 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality encompassed the southern part of what is now the municipality of Lierne in Trøndelag county. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Mebygda.[1]
The municipality of Sørli was established on 1 July 1915 when the old municipality of Lierne (Finnlierne) was split in two parts: Nordli (population: 863) in the north and Sørli (population: 739) in the south. The old municipality of Lierne had been created on 1 January 1874 when it was separated from the large municipality of Snåsa. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the neighboring municipalities of Sørli (population: 898) and Nordli (population: 1,147) were reunited to once again form the municipality of Lierne.[2]
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: Norse, Old: Finnahlíð. This prefix is the plural genitive case 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.[3]
While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment, social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elected a mayor.[4]
The mayors of Sørli:[5]
The municipal council Norwegian: (Herredsstyre) of Sørli was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: