Hovden, Aust-Agder

Hovden is a village in the municipality of Bykle in 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.

Hovden

Hovden i Setesdal
Village
View of the village in winter
Hovden
Location of the village
Hovden
Hovden (Norway)
Coordinates: 59.5603°N 07.3567°E / 59.5603; 07.3567
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictSetesdal
MunicipalityBykle
Area
 • Total0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation800 m (2,600 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total397
 • Density651/km2 (1,690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4755 Hovden i Setesdal

Tourism
Cottages and accommodation houses

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
  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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