Editing Nore og Uvdal

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Nore og Uvdal
| native_name         =
| native_name_lang    =
| other_name          =
| official_name       =
| idnumber           = 3338
| image_skyline      = Rødberg Nore.jpg
| district           = [[Eastern Norway|Østlandet]]
| county             = Buskerud
| capital            = [[Rødberg]]
| mayor              = Eli Hovd Prestegården 
| mayor_party        = [[Centre Party (Norway)|Sp]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2011
| area_rank          = 19
| area_total_km2      = 2501
| area_land_km2       = 2274
| area_water_percent  = 0.77
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 289
| population_total   = 2695
| populationpercent  = 0.06
| population_density_km2= 1
| population_increase= -6.9
| language           = [[Norwegian language|Neutral]]
| coatofarms         = Nore_og_Uvdal_komm.svg
| demonym            = Uvdøl
| munwebpage         = www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no
| coordinates        = {{coord|60|18|26|N|8|48|20|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6685664 | utm_easting = 0489262 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Nore og Uvdal''' is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Buskerud]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Numedal]].  The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of [[Rødberg]].

The area of ''Nore'' was separated from the municipality of [[Rollag]] in 1858. The municipality of Nore was divided into two municipalities on 1 January 1901: [[Nore, Norway|Nore]] and [[Uvdal]].  These two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1962, and the new municipality was called ''Nore og Uvdal''.

==General information==

===Name===
The municipalities of [[Nore, Norway|Nore]] and [[Uvdal]] were joined together in 1962 into ''Nore og Uvdal''.

The [[Old Norse]] form of Nore was ''Nórar''. The name is the [[plural]] form of ''nór'' which means "narrow [[sound (geography)|sound]] or [[strait]]". The name originally belonged to the [[Rectory|vicarage]] (and church site) at [[Norefjorden]].

The Old Norse form of Uvdal was ''Uppdalr''. The first element is ''upp'' meaning "upper" or "high" and the last element is ''dalr'' which means "[[valley]]" or "dale". The name originally belonged to the vicarage and old church site. Prior to 1933, the name was spelled ''"Opdal"''.

===Coat-of-arms===
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  It was granted on 26 March 1982.  The arms are [[Division of the field|divided]] diagonally with the colors green on yellow above the line and yellow on green below.  The economy of the municipality is based on [[agriculture]] and [[forestry]]. Hence the upper half of the arms shows a barn for the storage of grains and the lower half a [[watermill]] wheel which was used to saw [[tree]]s.<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/n/noreuvda.htm|access-date=2009-01-10}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Nore og Uvdal by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||33
|-
| {{flag|Latvia}}||26
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||22
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||21
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||21
|}

==Geography==
[[Image:Hardangervidda.jpg|left|thumb|140px|Hardangervidda]]
The municipal centre is the village of Rødberg. [[Nore, Norway|Nore]] and [[Uvdal]] are the two other villages in the municipality.

Nore og Uvdal is bordered in the north by the municipalities of [[Hol, Norway|Hol]], [[Ål]], and [[Nes, Buskerud|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 [[Vestland]] county).

The municipality is located at the top of the valley and traditional district of [[Numedal]], with a widely spread area of {{convert|2505|km²|mi2}}. The municipality's highest point is the [[Borgsjåbrot]] mountain at {{convert|1485|m|ft}}.  It is located on the border with [[Tinn]] municipality in Telemark county. A large part of the [[Hardangervidda]] lies within the municipality's borders.

Lakes in the municipality include  [[Geitsjøen]] and [[Hettefjorden]].
{{Further|topic=the mountain|Imingfjellet}}
[[File:Langedrag Naturpark.JPG|thumb|Langedrag Naturpark]]

==Attractions==
* ''Langedrag Naturpark'' (Langedrag Nature Park) - a resort in the mountain focusing on ecology and animals<ref>{{cite web|url=   http://www.langedrag.no/|title=  Langedrag Naturpark|publisher=langedrag.no|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>
* ''Uvdal Skisenter'' - alpine resort located in Uvdal
* ''Uvdal Alpinpark'' - alpine resort located in Uvdal, on the other side of the valley
* [[Nore Stave Church]] - built around 1166 - 1200
* [[Uvdal Stave Church]] - originally constructed just after the year 1168<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.riksantikvaren.no/Norsk/Fagemner/Bygninger/Kirker/Stavkirker/?module=Files;action=File.getFile;ID=4036|title=Official dating|publisher=Riksantikvaren (Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Norway)|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050428171516/http://www.riksantikvaren.no/Norsk/Fagemner/Bygninger/Kirker/Stavkirker/?module=Files%3Baction%3DFile.getFile%3BID%3D4036|archive-date=2005-04-28}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Johnny Lunde]] (1923 in Nore – 2013) an alpine skier and engineer, participated at the [[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]] and [[1952 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Frode Thingnæs]] (1940 in Nore og Uvdal – 2012) a Norwegian jazz composer, arranger, conductor and trombone player

==Sister cities==
The following cities are [[town twinning|twinned]] with Nore og Uvdal:
* {{flagicon|FIN}} '''[[Juupajoki]]''', [[Western Finland Province|Western Finland]], [[Finland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.juupajoki.fi/linkit.htm|title=Linkkejä|publisher=Juupajoki|access-date=2009-01-10|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328124459/http://www.juupajoki.fi/linkit.htm|archive-date=2008-03-28|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Surahammar Municipality|Surahammar]]''', [[Västmanland County]], [[Sweden]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surahammar.se/omkommunen/vanorter.4.6d9288f9115c674c6c080003728.html|title=Vänorter|publisher=Surahammar kommun|access-date=2009-01-10|language=sv}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Wahlstedt]]''', [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wahlstedt.de/linkliste.html|title=Linkliste|publisher=Stadt Wahlstedt|access-date=2009-01-10|language=de|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209044243/http://wahlstedt.de/linkliste.html|archive-date=2009-02-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Nore I 2.jpg|Nore I hydropower plant 
File:Nore II.jpg|Nore II hydropower plant 
File:Nore og Uvdal rödbergdammen IMG 1021.JPG| Rødbergdammen in Rødberg
File:Pålsbu kraftverk.JPG|Pålsbu kraftverk hydropower plant
File:Uvdal II kraftverk.JPG|Uvdal II kraftverk hydropower plant
File:Numedal videregående skole og idrettshallen.JPG|Numedal High School 
File:Nore og Uvdal IMG 5299 skjønne kirke.JPG|Skjønne Church<ref>{{cite web|url=  http://www.nore.kirken.no/Artikler/Nyheter/ArticleId/2187/Skjonne-kirke|title= Skjønne kirke |publisher=    Nore, Uvdal og Tunhovd menigheter|access-date= December 1, 2017}}</ref>
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Nore og Uvdal}}
{{Wikivoyage|Buskerud}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080130163929/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0633 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*[http://www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no Nore og Uvdal kommune] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050506024022/http://www.kulturnett.no/geografisknavigering/geografisknavigering_visning.jsp?fylke=T952798&kommune=T924000 Map of Nore og Uvdal showing points of culture] from [[Kulturnett.no]] {{in lang|no}}
*[http://www.langedrag.no/ EKT Langedrag Naturpark] {{in lang|no}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180322083702/http://uvdal.no/ Uvdal - official visitor information] {{in lang|no}}

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