Hovin, Trøndelag

Hovin
Hovin
	Village
	Hovin Location of the village Hovin Hovin (Norway)
	Coordinates: 63.1055°N 10.2238°E
Country	Norway
Region	Central Norway
County	Trøndelag
District	Gauldalen
Municipality	Melhus
Area [1]
• Total	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	69 m (226 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	819
• Density	1,575/km2 (4,080/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	7236 Hovin i Gauldal

Hovin is a village in the municipality of Melhus in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located along the river Gaula between the villages of Støren and Lundamo.[3] Hovin has several distinct terraces in the hillsides, which are remnants of old shorelines following the end of the ice age.

View of Hovin from the 1940s

The 0.52-square-kilometre (130-acre) village has a population (2018) of 819 and a population density of 1,575 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,080/sq mi).[1]

The European route E06 highway runs north-south through the village. The Dovrebanen railway line also runs north-south through Hovin. Hovin Station is located in the village along the railway line, but only used for local traffic. The Gulfoss Tunnel is a railway tunnel that runs under a large residential area in Hovin.

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Hovin, Melhus (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-28.
Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-09-13). "Hovin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-28.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Hovin, Melhus (Trøndelag)". yr.no. Retrieved 2018-01-28.

[snl-3] Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-09-13). "Hovin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-01-28.