Editing Sola, Norway

{{short description|Municipality in Rogaland, Norway}}
{{redirect|Sola Municipality|other uses|Sola (disambiguation)#Places{{!}}Sola#Places}}
{{Infobox kommune
|name                   = Sola
|native_name            = 
|native_name_lang       = 
|other_name             = 
|former_name            = 
|image_skyline          = Beach of Sola.JPG
|image_caption          = View of a beach in Sola
|idnumber               = 1124
|county                 = Rogaland
|district               = Jæren
|capital                = [[Solakrossen]]
|established            = 1930
|preceded               = [[Håland|Håland Municipality]]
|demonym                = Solabu
|language               = Neutral
|coatofarms             = Sola komm.svg
|webpage                = www.sola.kommune.no
|mayor                  = Janne Stangeland Rege
|mayor_party            = [[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]]
|mayor_as_of            = 2023
|area_rank              = 342
|area_total_km2         = 69.04
|area_land_km2          = 68.82
|area_water_km2         = 0.22
|area_water_percent     = 0.3
|population_as_of       = 2023
|population_rank        = 40
|population_total       = 28315
|population_density_km2 = 411.4
|population_increase    = 15.2
|coordinates            = {{coord|58|52|48|N|05|37|43|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
|utm_zone = 32V |utm_northing = 6531596 |utm_easting = 0305698 |geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Sola''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] and a [[Seaside resort]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. It is located in the [[Traditional districts of Norway|traditional district]] of [[Jæren]]. The [[administrative centre]] of the municipality is the village of [[Solakrossen]]. Other villages include [[Tananger]], [[Hålandsmarka]], [[Sørnes]], and [[Stenebyen]]. [[Stavanger Airport]] is located in Sola, just a short distance from the large [[Stavanger/Sandnes]] metropolitan area.

The {{convert|69|km2|adj=on}} municipality is the 342nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sola is the 41st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,315. The municipality's [[population density]] is {{convert|411.4|PD/km2}} and its population has increased by 15.2f% over the previous 10-year period.<ref name="ssb pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="ssb area">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/09280/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref>

[[File:Bilde 2.png|thumb|left|Map of the Sola area]]
In the western part of Sola, there are {{convert|5|km}} of long, sandy beaches facing the North Sea. The usually suitable [[wind]] and [[wave]]s make the sandy beaches a popular place for [[windsurfing]].

==General information==
[[File:Ølberg after sunset.jpg|thumb|left|View of Ølberg at sunset]]
[[File:Sola Church.jpg|thumb|left|[[Sola Church]]]]
The municipality of Sola was established in 1930 when the old municipality of [[Håland]] was split into Sola (south of the [[Hafrsfjorden]]) and [[Madla]] (north of the Hafrsfjorden). Initially, Sola had 3,372 residents.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref> On 1 January 2017, a small {{convert|350|daa|acre|lk=on|adj=on}} area on the southwestern edge of the village of [[Solakrossen]] was transferred from [[Sandnes]] municipality to Sola.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vedtak om endring av kommunegrensen mellom Sandnes og Sola kommuner, Rogaland |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/OV/forskrift/2015-12-22-1664 |access-date=2017-11-02 |publisher=Lovdata.no |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''Sola'' farm ({{langx|non|Sóli}}) since the first [[Sola Church]] was built there. The meaning of the name is uncertain. One possibility is that it comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|sól}} which means "[[sun]]". Historically, the name was also spelled ''Sole''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=185–186 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 12 February 1982. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], two [[Bar (heraldry)|bars]] double [[embowed]] [[argent]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått to sølv bjelker dannet ved et omvendt dobbelt buesnitt}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of two curved bars that look like [[ocean surface wave|waves]]. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color symbolizes the sea and the white/silver color symbolizes the whitecaps of the waves washing up to the long, shallow, sandy [[beach]]es along the ocean in the municipality. The arms were designed by the painter Roald Kyllingstad. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Sola |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sola, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-24.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1982-04-13 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1982-02-12-368 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Sola. It is part of the [[Tungenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Sola'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="1"|Ræge||[[Ræge Church]]||Ræge (north of [[Stenebyen]])||2009
|-
|rowspan="2"|Sola||[[Sola Church]]||[[Solakrossen]]||2020
|-
|[[Sola Chapel]]||west of [[Solakrossen]]||1955
|-
|rowspan="1"|Sørnes||[[Sørnes Church]]||[[Sørnes]]||1977
|-
|rowspan="2"|Tananger||[[Tananger Church]]||[[Tananger]]||2002
|-
|[[Tananger Chapel]]||[[Tananger]]||1879
|}

==Geography==
The municipality of Sola lies on the west side of the [[Stavanger Peninsula]], south of the [[Hafrsfjorden]]. The municipality sits just about {{convert|5|km}} from the centres of the cities of [[Stavanger]] and [[Sandnes]]. The island of [[Rott (island)|Rott]] lies just off the western coast of Sola. The [[Fladholmen Lighthouse]] lies just off shore of the village of [[Tananger]] in northern Sola.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Sola – kommune |url=https://snl.no/Sola%252Fkommune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625104755/https://snl.no/Sola%252Fkommune |archive-date=2016-06-25 |access-date=2016-05-25 |language=no}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Sola ruinkirke.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sola Church Ruins]]
[[File:Sola IMG 5948.jpg|thumb|right|Beaches of Sola]]
According to [[Snorre Sturlason]] the [[Battle of Hafrsfjord]] took place in the year AD 872, probably outside [[Ytraberget]]. [[Harald Fairhair]], the first king of Norway, is celebrated for having united Norway at this notable battle.

The stone crosses at Tjora date from about the year 1150. In early Christian times, these stone crosses were used as gathering points for religious ceremonies before churches were built. Sola Church Ruins (''Sola ruinkirke'') is the ruins of a Romanesque stone church dating from about the year 1120. The stone church probably replaced an older wooden church in the area. This wooden church was possibly the one that [[Erling Skjalgsson]] had built when he converted to [[Christianity]] at the end of the 10th century. Sola Church overlooked the [[Hafrsfjord]] and was in use until 1842.The artist Johan Bennetter (1822–1904) used the church as a studio and lived there with his family. During [[World War II]], most of the church was demolished. It was later reconstructed, and the restoration was finished in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sola Ruinkirke |url=http://www.disnorge.no/rogaland/kirker/sol_sola.htm |access-date=September 1, 2016 |publisher=Kirkebøker}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Johan Jakob Bennetter, norsk marinemaler, (1822–1904) |url=https://runeberg.org/salmonsen/2/2/0989.html |access-date=September 1, 2016 |publisher=Salmonsens konversationsleksikon}}</ref>

[[Stavanger Airport, Sola]] was founded in 1937. At Sola airport, the first opposed landing by [[paratroopers]] took place as German [[fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)|Fallschirmjägers]] from 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment, [[1st Parachute Division (Germany)|7th Flieger Division]] were dropped on the airfield. [[Sola Air Station]] became an important airfield for the Germans during World War II.

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|align       = none
|direction   = horizontal
|percentages = pagr
|source      = [[Statistics Norway]]<ref name="ssb hist pop">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketelling 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1124.pdf |language=Norwegian}}</ref> and Norwegian Historical Data Centre<ref name="NHDC">{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}</ref>
|1930|3372
|1946|4071
|1951|5025
|1960|6880
|1970|9597
|1980|12324
|1990|15719
|2000|18915
|2010|22831
|2020|27153
|2023|28315
}}

==Government==
Sola Municipality is responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[welfare spending|welfare]] and other [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] is [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}}</ref> The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the [[Sør-Rogaland District Court]] and the [[Gulating Court of Appeal]].

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] ({{lang|no|Kommunestyre}}) of Sola is made up of 41 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political [[Political party|party]].
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2023
|end                       = 2027
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/rogaland/sola#seats |access-date=2024-01-27 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = 
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 15
|INP                       = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Rødt                      = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2019
|end                       = 2023
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 - Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/rogaland/sola |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|FNB                       = 4
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Grønne                    = 1
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 3
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2015
|end                       = 2019
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg">{{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 16
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Venstre                   = 2
|Grønne                    = 1
|otherparty                = Tananger List
|otherparty_no             = Tanangerlisten
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2011
|end                       = 2015
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Rogaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/rogaland/sola#seats |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=[[Valgdirektoratet]]}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 1
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Tananger List
|otherparty_no             = Tanangerlisten
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2007
|end                       = 2011
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Venstre                   = 2
|Høyre                     = 11
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|otherparty                = Tananger List
|otherparty_no             = Tanangerlisten
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 2003
|end                       = 2007
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 11
|Høyre                     = 11
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 2
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 3
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Tananger List
|otherparty_no             = Tanangerlisten
|otherparty_number         = 2
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1999
|end                       = 2003
|reference                 = <ref name="ssb valg" />
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 9
|Høyre                     = 12
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 3
|Venstre                   = 2
|otherparty                = Sola local list
|otherparty_no             = Sola bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1995
|end                       = 1999
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 7
|Høyre                     = 9
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 2
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 1
|otherparty                = Sola local list
|otherparty_no             = Sola bygdelista
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1991
|end                       = 1995
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 8
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Pensjonistpartiet         = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2
|Venstre                   = 1
|otherparty                = Sola local list
|otherparty_no             = Sola bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1987
|end                       = 1991
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|DLF/V                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 10
|Høyre                     = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1
|otherparty                = Sola local list
|otherparty_no             = Sola Bygdeliste
|otherparty_number         = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1983
|end                       = 1987
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF/V                     = 2
|Fremskrittspartiet        = 6
|Høyre                     = 15
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1979
|end                       = 1983
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 18
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 5
|Venstre                   = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1975
|end                       = 1979
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 41
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 10
|DLF                       = 2
|Høyre                     = 14
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1971
|end                       = 1975
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 8
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1967
|end                       = 1971
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|start                     = 1963
|end                       = 1967
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 31
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 9
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1959
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 4
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Senterpartiet             = 7
|Local_Lists               = 5
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1955
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 25
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 4
|Høyre                     = 2
|Senterpartiet             = 10
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Local_Lists               = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1951
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Høyre                     = 1
|Senterpartiet             = 8
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1947
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Local_Lists               = 13
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|Local_Lists               = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Sola
|herad                     = yes
|start                     = 1937
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-07-05 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 20
|Borgerlige_Felleslister   = 10
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|AFS                       = 7
|}}
{{end div col}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Sola:<ref>{{Cite news |date=1999-09-02 |title=Ordførere på rekke og rad |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_solabladet_null_null_19990902_9_31_1 |work=Solabladet |page=11 |language=no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Langhelle |first=Svein Ivar |url=https://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013102806010 |title=Soga om Sola og Madla |publisher=Sola kommune |year=1983 |volume=3 |pages=286–295 |language=no |chapter=Politikarane 1870–1930}}</ref>
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* 1930–1931: Jakob Svendsen Gimre ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1931–1931: Gabriel Bore ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1932–1934: Gabriel Joa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1935–1937: Gabriel Bore ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1938–1941: Gabriel Joa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1942–1943: Sverre Johansson ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1943–1945: Jakob Stokdal ([[Nasjonal Samling|NS]])
* 1945–1945: Gabriel Joa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1946–1947: Gabriel Bore ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1948–1951: Torger Sanne ([[Bygdeliste|LL]])
* 1952–1959: Gabriel Joa ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Bp]])
* 1960–1961: Knut Rommetveit ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1962–1963: Leif Sømme ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1964–1971: Rasmus Reime ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1972–1975: Ole Gabriel Ueland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1976–1977: Ludvig Klingsheim ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1978–1979: Andreas Sanne ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1980–1987: Kåre Kvalvik ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1988–1989: Håkon Rege ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 1990–1991: Trygve Ersland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1992–1995: Trygg Mæland ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1995–1999: Eli Hellestø ([[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]])
* 1999–2011: Håkon Rege ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2011–2019: Ole Ueland ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 2019–2023: Tom Henning Slethei ([[Progress Party (Norway)|FrP]])
* 2023-present: Janne Stangeland Rege ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-09-12 |title=Janne Stangeland Rege (H) blir ny ordfører i Sola |url=https://www.nrk.no/rogaland/janne-stangeland-rege-_h_-blir-ny-ordforer-i-sola-1.16554721 |access-date=2024-01-27 |work=[[NRK]] |language=no}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

== Museums ==
Museums in Sola include:
* The [[Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola|Aviation History Museum]]
* Rogaland ''Krigshistorisk'' Museum, a [[World War II]] museum
* ''Kystkultursamlingen i Tananger'', a Maritime collection

== Notable people ==
[[File:Herrem.jpg|170px|thumb|Camilla Herrem, 2009]]
* [[Andrew Lawrenceson Smith]] (ca.1620 - ca.1694), a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter, and painter from the [[Stavanger renaissance]]
* [[Andreas Meling]] (1839 in Sola – 1928), a ship owner, politician, and mayor of Stavanger from 1893
* [[Rasmus Sørnes]] (1893 in Sola – 1967), an inventor, clockmaker, and radio technician who made advanced [[astronomical clock]]s
* [[Tor Sørnes]] (1925 in Sola – 2017), an author, politician, and engineer who invented the [[VingCard Elsafe|VingCard]]
* [[Bjørn Bue]] (1934 in Sola – 1997), a Lutheran missionary and [[Diocese of Stavanger|Bishop of Stavanger]] from 1986 to 1997
* [[Håkon Rege]] (born 1955), a politician and mayor of Sola from 1999 to 2011
* [[Finn Øglænd]] (born 1957), an author, poet, and literature critic who grew up at Tananger
* [[Svein Fjælberg]] (born 1959 in Sola), a former footballer with 128 caps with [[Viking FK]] and 33 with [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Rita Eriksen]] (born 1966 in Sola) & Frank Eriksen (born 1961 in Sola), musicians with [[Eriksen (duo)|Eriksen]]; a roots, country, and blues band
* [[Solveig Horne]] (born 1969), a politician and [[Minister of Children and Families]] who lives in Sola
* [[Camilla Herrem]] (born 1986 in Sola), a handball player with 262 caps with [[Norway women's national handball team|Norway women]] and four Olympic team medals (Gold in London 2012, and in Paris 2024, Bronze in Rio 2016, and in Tokyo 2020)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{commons category-inline|Sola}}
* {{wiktionary-inline|Sola}}
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Rogaland}}
* [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/sola Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]] {{in lang|no}}

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