Nore and Uvdal

coat of arms	map
	Nore and Uvdal
Basic data
Commune number :	3052
Province  (county) :	Viken
Administrative headquarters:	Rødberg
Coordinates :	60 ° 18 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 18 ′  N , 8 ° 48 ′  E
Surface:	2,502.16 km²
Residents:	2,439  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	1 inhabitant per km²
Language form :	neutral
Website:	www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Jan Gaute Bjerke  ( Ap ) (2019)
Location in the province of Viken

Nore stave church

Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Viken in Norway . The administrative seat is in Rødberg.

The municipalities of Hol , Ål and Nesbyen in the north, Flå and Sigdal in the east, Rollag , Tinn ( Vestfold and Telemark ) and Vinje (Vestfold and Telemark) in the south and Eidfjord in Vestland in the west border on Nore og Uvdal .

The highest point of the municipality is the Borgsjåbrot (1485 m), which is on the border with the municipality of Tinn in Vestfold og Telemark. Large parts of the Hardangervidda are in the municipality of Nore og Uvdal.

The municipality was created in 1962 by merging the municipalities of Nore and Uvdal and forms the uppermost part of Numedal .

The 12th century stave churches of Nore and Uvdal are well worth a visit .

coat of arms

Description : In the crest on the left, which is divided in gold and green, a green log house above and a golden water wheel below .

traffic

Rødberg was the terminus of the Numedalsbahn .

Web links

Commons : Nore og Uvdal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the municipality of Nore og Uvdal

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning