Uvdal

{{short description|Village and former municipality in Buskerud county, Norway}}

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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.{{cite encyclopedia|url= https://snl.no/Numedal|title= Numedal |encyclopedia= Store norske leksikon |author= Geir Thorsnæs|access-date=1 October 2017}}
- {{cite web|url= http://www.kirkesok.no/kirkesok/kirker/Uvdal-stavkirke|title= Uvdal stavkirke|publisher = Den norske kirke|access-date=1 October 2017}}

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.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Uvdal_-_tidligere_kommune|title=Uvdal – tidligere kommune|encyclopedia= Store norske leksikon |author=Geir Thorsnæs|access-date=1 October 2017}}{{cite web|url = https://snl.no/Uvdal_-_tidligere_kommune|title= Uvdal - tidligere kommune |website= Store norske leksikon

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