Nore og Uvdal
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NORE OG UVDAL
Province : Buskerud
Additions : 1962 Nore, Ulvdal
Official blazon
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on March 26, 1982.
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 water mill wheel, used to saw trees.
The arms at the municipal border (image by Jan-Erik Løken) |
Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.