🎿 Hovden, Agder

Hovden 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). Fjellgardane Church is located in Hovden.