Øvre Solbrekken
Subfarms: Kveen, nedre Øygarden, Oppigarden, Sydgarden,
Øvre Øygarden.
Subfarms from these units are: Bratteng, Briskehallen, Frugeset,
Lien, Vårlund, Øvre and Nedre Hafsenstølen.
The name Solbrekken is a “Nature Name” and can therefore
be considered one of the oldest farms in the area. It is not
known when Solbrekken got its name, however, Frøholm suggests
that it was probably from the same era as Ton and Hiei, the
neighboring farms. "Sol" = sun, "Brekken" = hill. Sunny hill.
Just when Solbrekken was divided in two is uncertain but
it is believed that it happened after the Black Death. As
was with the other farms Solbrekken was deserted during the
Black Death of 1348/49 and it wasn’t until the 1590s that
people returned and divided into Øvre Solbrekken and Nedre
Solbrekken. Today Øvre Solbrekken has the farm number 34 and
Nedre Solbrekken has 35.
Øvre Solbrekken was krongods after the Black Death
and Fredrik Werdelmann bought the farm from the king in the
1670s or 1680s. Margretha Wilders, widow of Werdelmann, took
over the property in 1692. She soon sold it to the Stockfleth
family who had the farm until 1749. The Stockfleths weren’t
the only ones to own Øvre Solbrekken. Postmaster Lemmich from
Drammen, owned a portion of the farm as well.
The first leaseholder, whose name we know is Ole Solbrekken.
He was here from 1612 to 1640. From 1640 to 1643 we find Mons
Olsson here as well. He could possibly have been the son of
Ole Solbrekken.
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