Hovden, Agder
Hovden
Hovden i Setesdal | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of the village in winter | |
Interactive map of Hovden | |
| Coordinates: 59°33′37″N 7°21′24″E / 59.56031°N 7.35673°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Municipality | Bykle Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 464 |
| • Density | 703/km2 (1,820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4755 Hovden i Setesdal |
Hovden[3] is a village in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the northern part of Setesdalen valley, on 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 0.66-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2025) of 464 and a population density of 703 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,820/sq mi).[1] Fjellgardane Church is located in Hovden.
Tourism
The Hovden area is a major winter tourism area since it is located in the Setesdalsheiene mountains and near many lakes such as Skyvatn, Holmavatnet, and Vatndalsvatnet.[4]
Hovden has many leisure activities in the wintertime, especially skiing and ice fishing. There is a major downhill ski resort in Hovden as well as a water park and spa. In the summertime, tourists come to go hiking and fishing in the lakes. The Ørnefjell Golf Course in Hovden is a 9-hole golf course. The area has Scandinavia's southernmost occurrence of wild reindeer. In the autumn, Hovden is known for its abundance of bilberries, lingonberries, and cloudberries.
Climate
| Climate data for Hovden - Lundane 1991–2020 (841 m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.5 (77.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−7 (19) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
3.9 (39.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−6 (21) |
1.3 (34.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −36.2 (−33.2) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
−33.6 (−28.5) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−29.9 (−21.8) |
−33.0 (−27.4) |
−36.2 (−33.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112 (4.4) |
73 (2.9) |
64 (2.5) |
44 (1.7) |
49 (1.9) |
62 (2.4) |
75 (3.0) |
86 (3.4) |
88 (3.5) |
102 (4.0) |
104 (4.1) |
101 (4.0) |
960 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 19 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 182 |
| Source 1: yr.no[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (precipitation days)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- 1 2 "Hovden, Bykle". yr.no. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (2 March 2026). "Hovden (tettstad i Bykle)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Index of archive". nodc.noaa.gov.
External links
- Hovden
- Summer in Hovden
- Winter in Hovden
Hovden travel guide from Wikivoyage