 Solvorn has a long history as a trade center, a church site, a courthouse site, and it was the seat of the district magistrate for Inner Sogn.The village has had a church since the Middle Ages, the first time Solvorn Church is mentioned in historical records is in the 14th century.Solvorn was a natural place to go to for all the people who lived around the lake Hafslovatnet and its surrounding villages when they would sell or buy anything.