Hovden | |
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Village | |
 Hovden, July 2006: Fog around the hill Malnesberget | |
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  Hovden  Hovden | |
| Coordinates: 68°48′45″N 14°33′10″E / 68.8125°N 14.5528°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Nordland |
| District | Vesterålen |
| Municipality | Bø Municipality |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 8475 Straumsjøen |
Hovden[2] is a fishing village in Bø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern tip of a peninsula on the island of Langøya, on the west side of the Malnesfjorden. The ocean lies to the north and west of the village. The road that goes to Hovden ends at the village. The habitation of Hovden, on the outermost point on a peninsula of the third-largest island in Norway (Langøya) is because of the closeness to the rich fishing banks off of the Vesterålen archipelago. Fish processing and fishing are the main employment of dwellers in Hovden.[3]
Archaeological findings show that Hovden have been populated at least since 400 to 800 CE.
The village of Malnes lies to the south of Hovden. Malnes was the clerical center for the northern part of Bø until 1829 when Malnes Church was moved from Malnes to the village of Eidet. The name of the parish is still called Malnes.
- ^ "Hovden, Bø (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (30 August 2016). "Hovden – fiskevær i Bø kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 December 2018.