Hov is the administrative centre of Søndre Land Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional region of Land, along the east shore of the large Randsfjorden where the Norwegian county roads 34 and 247 meet. Hov lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the southwest of the town of Gjøvik.[3]
The 2.27-square-kilometre (560-acre) village has a population (2021) of 2,054 and a population density of 903 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,340/sq mi).[1]
Hov was located along the Valdresbanen railway line. The railway connected the Gjøvikbanen railway line at Eina with the town of Fagernes in the district of Valdres. The railroad had passenger traffic from 1902 to 1988 when it was closed down.[3]
Hov Church (Hov kirke) is a cruciform style church dating from 1781 that is located in Hov.[3]
Notable residents
- Finn Thrana (1958–2006), lawyer
- Ola Skjølaas (1941-2006), politician
- Håvard Narum (born 1944), journalist
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2021). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Hov, Søndre Land". yr.no. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (29 March 2022). "Hov". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 October 2022.