Hovden is used for many place names and surnames in
Norway. One meaning of the name comes from the Old Norse word for head (''hovud''), which refers to a steep, overhanging mountain or cliff in the vicinity (when used as a place name). The second meaning is derived from the Norse word for sacrificial site (''hov'').
Hovden may refer to:
Places
Norway
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Hovden, Agder
Hovden is a village in the municipality of Bykle 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 si ...
, a village in the municipality of Bykle in Agder county
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Hovden, Kinn
Hovden or Barekstadlandet is an island in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies about northwest of the town of Florø and about south of the village of Kalvåg on the island of Frøya in neighboring Bremang ...
, an island in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county
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Hovden, Nordland
Hovden 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 ...
, a fishing village in the municipality of Bø in Nordland county
People
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Anders Hovden
Anders Hovden (April 6, 1860 – November 26, 1943) was a Norwegian Lutheran clergyman, hymnwriter poet and author.
Education and career
Anders Karlsen Hovden was born at Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. His parents were Karl Rasmussen Hovde ...
, a Norwegian hymn writer, priest, author, and popular speaker
*Knut Hovden, owner of Hovden (sardine) Cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey California (USA) 1916-1973 (now the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium)
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Magne Hovden, a Norwegian writer
Other
*''Hovden Chapel'', now called
Fjellgardane Church
Fjellgardane Church ( no, Fjellgardane kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bykle Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hovden. It is one of the churches for the Bykle parish which is part of the Ot ...
, a church in Hovden in Bykle municipality in Aust-Agder, Norway
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Hovden Cannery, a sardine cannery in Monterey, California (USA) that was in operation from 1916 to 1973 (now the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium)
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Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden, an airport in the municipality of Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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