Hova, Sweden

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Hova
Hova
Coordinates: 58°51â€ČN 14°13â€ČEï»ż / ï»ż58.850°N 14.217°Eï»ż / 58.850; 14.217Coordinates: 58°51â€ČN 14°13â€ČEï»ż / ï»ż58.850°N 14.217°Eï»ż / 58.850; 14.217
Country Sweden
Province VÀstergötland
County VÀstra Götaland County
Municipality GullspÄng Municipality
Area[1]
 â€ą Total 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 â€ą Total 1,288
 â€ą Density 716/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 â€ą Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Hova is a locality and one of the two seats of GullspÄng Municipality, VÀstra Götaland County, Sweden, the other is GullspÄng. It had 1,288 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Overview

The main part of the municipal administration is located in Hova, thus constituting the municipal seat. However, the municipality avoids the term seat (centralort) due to the rivalry between Hova and GullspĂ„ng some 20 km north-west. Instead it is called one of the municipality's two "main localities".

Celebrities from Hova include Stikkan Anderson, Andreas Andersson and August Olsson.

Each summer there is a renaissance fair in Hova based around the battle of Hova in 1275.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "TĂ€torternas landareal, folkmĂ€ngd och invĂ„nare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 
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