Hov

Hov is a village located on 's east coast, in the ; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s.
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  • Village with about 100 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
  • …is also known as “Hov, Faroe Islands”
  • Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hovs kirkja and Porkeri Church.
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is a church.
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is a church in the settlement of in the . is situated 3 km south of Hov.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porkeri and Nes.
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is a village in the , situated northeast of on 's east coast. is situated 3 km south of Hov.
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is a village on the Faroese island of located in the municipality of . is situated 4 km south of Hov.
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is a village on the east coast of the island of in the . is situated 4 km northwest of Hov.

Hov

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Latitude
61.50694° or 61° 30′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.75574° or 6° 45′ 21″ west
Open location code
9CHMG64V+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023751
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2619734
Wiki­data ID
Q1025136

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Hov” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hov”
  • Chinese: “霍夫”
  • Danish: “Bygden Hov”
  • Danish: “Hov, Færøerne”
  • Danish: “Hov, Suðuroy”
  • Danish: “Hov”
  • Danish: “Hove”
  • Dutch: “Hov”
  • Esperanto: “Hov”
  • Faroese: “Hov, Suðuroy”
  • Faroese: “Hov”
  • Finnish: “Hov”
  • French: “Hov”
  • German: “Hov”
  • Hungarian: “Hov”
  • Irish: “Hov”
  • Lithuanian: “Hovas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hov”
  • Norwegian: “Hov”
  • Portuguese: “Hov”
  • Romanian: “Hov, Faroe Islands”
  • Romanian: “Hov, Insulele Faroe”
  • Romanian: “Hov, Insulele Feroe”
  • Spanish: “Hov”
  • Swedish: “Hov, Färöarna”
  • Swedish: “Hov”
  • Turkish: “Hov”
  • Urdu: “ہوو، جزائر فارو”

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