Hovden

Hovden is a small town situated in upper Setesdal in Aust Agder about 800m above sea level. The scenery here is beautiful with mountains, open country, water and birch woodland.
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  • Type: Village with 464 residents
  • Description: settlement in Bykle municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Hovde”, “Hovden (Setesdal)”, “Hovden I Setesdal”, and “Hovden, Agder”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fjellgardane Church and Kaldsåni power station.

Church
Photo: Siri J, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
is a parish church of the Church…

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an industrial building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breive.

Hamlet
is a village in Bykle Municipality in county, . is situated 4 km northwest of Hovden.

Hovden

Latitude
59.5602° or 59° 33′ 37″ north
Longitude
7.356° or 7° 21′ 22″ east
Population
464
Elevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)
Open location code
9FF9H964+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 24935671
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3151676
Wiki­data ID
Q1277657
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hovden” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hovden, Aust-Agder”
  • Cebuano: “Hovden”
  • Danish: “Hovden i Setesdal”
  • Danish: “Hovden”
  • Dutch: “Hovden”
  • Finnish: “Hovden”
  • French: “Hovden”
  • German: “Hovden”
  • Javanese: “Hovden, Aust-Agder”
  • Javanese: “Hovden”
  • Malay: “Hovden, Aust-Agder”
  • Malay: “Hovden”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hovden”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hovden i Setesdal”
  • Norwegian: “Hovden”
  • Polish: “Hovden”
  • Romanian: “Hovden”
  • Russian: “Ховден”
  • Spanish: “Hovden”
  • Swedish: “Hovden, Agder”
  • Swedish: “Hovden”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Flatastøylåsen and Hovden Blå.

Agder: Must-Visit Destinations

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