Hovden, Agder

Hovden

Hovden i Setesdal
Hovden Hovden i Setesdal
Village
	View of the village in winter
	Hovden Location of the village Hovden Hovden (Norway)
	Coordinates: 59°33′37″N 7°21′24″E / 59.5603°N 07.3567°E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Aust-Agder
District	Setesdal
Municipality	Bykle
Area
• Total	0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	397
• Density	651/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4755 Hovden i Setesdal

Hovden is a village in the municipality of Bykle in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the northern Setesdalen valley, along the Norwegian National Road 9 and the river Otra, on the eastern shore of the lake, Hartevatnet. The village sits about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the village of Bykle and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Breive. The 0.61-square-kilometre (150-acre) village has a population (2016) of 397 which gives the village a population density of 651 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,690/sq mi).^[1] Fjellgardane Church is located in Hovden.

Tourism

The Hovden area is a big winter tourism area since it is located up in the rocky Setesdalsheiene mountains and near many lakes such as Skyvatn, Holmavatnet, and Vatndalsvatnet. ^[3]

Hovden has many leisure activities in the winters, especially skiing and ice fishing. There is a major ski resort in Hovden which also includes a water park and spa. In the summers, tourists come to see the nice scenery, high mountains, fishing lakes, and hiking paths. The Ørnefjell Golf Course is a 9-hole golf course in Hovden. The area has Scandinavia's southernmost occurrence of wild reindeer. In the autumn, the area is known for its abundance of bilberries, lingonberries, and cloudberries.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
^ "Hovden, Bykle (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Hovden – tettsted og vintersportssted i Bykle kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-05-17.

External links

Hovden
Summer in Hovden
Winter in Hovden
Hovden travel guide from Wikivoyage

[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2016). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Hovden, Bykle (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

[3] Store norske leksikon. "Hovden – tettsted og vintersportssted i Bykle kommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-05-17.

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