Northern Norway
Nordland
Bø Municipality

Hovden

Hovden is a fishing village in in county, . The village is located at the northern tip of a peninsula on the island of , on the west side of the Malnesfjorden.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Bø, Nordland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Hovden i Vesterålen” and “Hovden, Nordland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Frugga Nature Reserve and Nyke/Tussen Nature Reserve.

Nature reserve
The is located in in county, . The nature reserve lies north of the and nature reserves, and covers an area of 102.5 hectares, of which 75.2 hectares is sea.

Nature reserve
The is located in in county, . The nature reserve lies north of the and south of the , and it includes a pebble beach between the villages of and Hovden. is situated 2½ km southwest of Hovden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vågen and Barkestad.

Hamlet
is a in in county, . The village is located on the west side of the island of in the archipelago just west of the village of . is situated 5 km southwest of Hovden.

Hamlet
is a small fishing village in Øksnes Municipality in county, . It is located on the southwest side of the island of in the archipelago. is situated 10 km east of Hovden.

Hovden

Latitude
68.81265° or 68° 48′ 46″ north
Longitude
14.55251° or 14° 33′ 9″ east
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9FWPRH73+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 906322816
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3151673
Wiki­data ID
Q3141436
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Hovden” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Hovden”
  • Chinese: “霍夫登”
  • Danish: “Hovden i Vesterålen”
  • Dutch: “Hovden”
  • French: “Hovden”
  • Irish: “Hovden”
  • Japanese: “ホブトン”
  • Javanese: “Hovden, Nordland”
  • Javanese: “Hovden”
  • Malay: “Hovden, Nordland”
  • Malay: “Hovden”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hovden i Vesterålen”
  • Norwegian: “Hovden i Vesterålen”
  • Russian: “Ховден”
  • Yue Chinese: “曷夫登”

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