| Nore og Uvdal | |
| Idnumber: | 3338 |
| District: | Østlandet |
| County: | Buskerud |
| Capital: | Rødberg |
| Mayor: | Eli Hovd Prestegården |
| Mayor Party: | 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: | Neutral |
| Coatofarms: | Nore_og_Uvdal_komm.svg |
| Demonym: | Uvdøl |
| Munwebpage: | www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no |
| Coordinates: | 60.3072°N 8.8056°W |
| Utm Zone: | 32V |
| Utm Northing: | 6685664 |
| Utm Easting: | 0489262 |
| Geo Cat: | adm2nd |
Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the 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 and Uvdal. These two municipalities were merged back together on 1 January 1962, and the new municipality was called Nore og Uvdal.
The municipalities of 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 or strait". The name originally belonged to the 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".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It was granted on 26 March 1982. The arms are 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 trees.[1]
| Ancestry | Number | |
|---|---|---|
 Poland | 33 | |
 Latvia | 26 | |
 Lithuania | 22 | |
 Eritrea | 21 | |
 Somalia | 21 |
The municipal centre is the village of Rødberg. Nore and Uvdal are the two other villages in the municipality.
Nore og Uvdal is bordered in the north by the municipalities of 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 Vestland county).
The municipality is located at the top of the valley and traditional district of Numedal, with a widely spread area of 2505km². The municipality's highest point is the Borgsjåbrot mountain at 1485m (4,872feet). 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.
The following cities are twinned with Nore og Uvdal:
Juupajoki, Western Finland, Finland[5]
Surahammar, Västmanland County, Sweden[6]