Uvdal

Uvdal is a village and former municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is situated in the traditional region of Numedal and is the location of the Uvdal Stave Church.[1]

Uvdal Stave Church

The municipality was created by a split from Nore on 1 January 1901. The new municipality, which was called Opdal at the time, had a population of 1,429. The name was changed to Uvdal on 22 January 1932 by royal resolution. In 1937, a part of Uvdal with 220 inhabitants was moved to Hol municipality. On 1 January 1962, Uvdal was reunited with Nore to form the new municipality Nore og Uvdal. Before the merger, Uvdal had 1,213 inhabitants.[2] Uvdal was at the merge 1768 km2[3]

References
  1. Geir Thorsnæs. "Numedal". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
    - "Uvdal stavkirke". Den norske kirke. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. Geir Thorsnæs. "Uvdal – tidligere kommune". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. https://snl.no/Uvdal_-_tidligere_kommune

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