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'Hol' is a municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway.
Hol was separated from Ål in 1877. The area of Dagali was transferred from Uvdal to Hol in 1944.

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The name

Coat-of-arms

Culture

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hol (Norse ''Hóll''), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word ''hóll'' m 'round (and isolated) hill'.

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1991). It shows three anvils. (To represent the many forges that have been in the municipality.)

Culture

Hol Bygdemuseum, along the road from Ål to Geilo in the small village of Hagafoss. The museum is built as an old farm, — ''holingsgard'', with buildings of the local type. A total of 17 buildings. Two of them, Nestegardsstugu and Raunsgardsstugu, have decorative paintings on the walls.
Dagali Museum, in the middle of Dagali, on the brink of Hardangervidda. A museum with 10 buildings. The oldest building dates back to 18th century, and they come from Dagali, Skurdalen, Tunhovd and Uvdal.