Nore og Uvdal
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| County | Buskerud | |
| District | Numedal | |
| Municipality | [[ISO 3166-2:NO>NO-0633]] | |
| Administrative centre | Rødberg | |
| Mayor (2003) | Eli Hovd Prestegården (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 2,501 Square kilometre>km² 2,274 km² 0.77 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 289 2,695 0.06 % -6.9 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.nore-og-uvdal.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Hardangervidda
Nore og Uvdal is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. 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 2505 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.
What to see
- Langedrag Fjellgård (Langedrag Mountain Farm), — a resort in the mountain focusing on ecology and animals
History
- Nore stave church (built around 1166 - 1200)
- Uvdal Stave Church, a stave church originally constructed just after the year 1168[Official dating by Riksantikvaren (Directorate of Cultural Heritage in Norway)]
References
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| Municipalities of Buskerud |
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| Drammen | Flesberg | Flå | Gol | Hemsedal | Hol | Hole | Hurum | Kongsberg | Krødsherad | Lier | Modum | Nedre Eiker | Nes | Nore og Uvdal | Ringerike | Rollag | Røyken | Sigdal | Øvre Eiker | Ål | |
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