Nore og Uvdal
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| Nore og Uvdal kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Buskerud | ||
| District | Numedal | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0633 | ||
| Administrative centre | Rødberg | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2003) | Eli Hovd Prestegården (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 19 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 2,501 km² (965.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,274 km² (878 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 2,695 | ||
| - Density | 1/km² (2.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | -6.9 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 289 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
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| Website: www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no | |||
Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Nore og Uvdal (in the period 1858-1900 named just Nore) was separated from Rollag in 1858. The municipality was divided into Nore and Uvdal January 1, 1901 - but these were again merged to one January 1, 1962.
The civic centre is Rødberg. Nore and Uvdal are the two other villages in the municipality.
It is bordered in the north by Hol, Ål and Nes, in the east by Flå and Sigdal, in the south by Rollag, Tinn and Vinje (the latter two in Telemark county), and in the west by Eidfjord in Hordaland county.
The municipality is located at the top of the valley and traditional district of Numedal, with a widely spread area of 2,505 km². The municipality’s high point is the Borgsjåbrot at (1,485 m), located on the border with Tinn municipality in Telemark county. A large part of the Hardangervidda lies within the municipality's borders.
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[edit] The name
The municipalities of Nore and Uvdal were joined together in 1962.
The Norse form of Nore was Nórar. The name is the plural form of nór n 'narrow sound, strait'. The name originally belonged to the vicarage (and church site) at Norefjorden.
The Norse form of Uvdal was Uppdalr. The first element is upp 'upper, high', the last element is dalr m 'valley, dale'. The name originally belonged to the vicarage and old church site.
[edit] What to do
- Langedrag Fjellgård (Langedrag Mountain Farm), — a resort in the mountain focusing on ecology and animals
- Uvdal Skisenter - an alpine resort located in Uvdal
- Uvdal Alpinpark - another alpine resort located in Uvdal, on the other side of the valley
[edit] History
- Nore stave church (built around 1166 - 1200)
- Uvdal Stave Church, a stave church originally constructed just after the year 1168[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nore og Uvdal kommune
- Map of Nore og Uvdal showing points of culture from Kulturnett.no
- EKT Langedrag Naturpark
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