Nore og Uvdal

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NORE OG UVDAL

Province : Buskerud
Additions : 1962 Nore, Ulvdal

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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.

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The arms at the municipal border (image by Jan-Erik Løken)

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network and Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.