Hova, Sweden
Hova (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhûːva])[2] is a locality and one of the two seats of Gullspång Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden, the other is Gullspång. It had 1,288 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Hova | |
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Central Hova | |
Hova Hova | |
| Coordinates: 58°51′N 14°13′E / 58.850°N 14.217°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Gullspång Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.80 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,288 |
| • Density | 716/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Overview edit
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 Gullspång some 20 km north-west. Instead it is called one of the municipality's two "main localities".
Culture edit
Celebrities from Hova include August Olsson and Stikkan Anderson, manager of Swedish pop band ABBA and co-founder of Polar Music, who grew up there. A statue in the town square of Hova commemorates his accomplishments.
Each summer Hova hosts a renaissance fair whose theme is the Battle of Hova in 1275.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 11.
External links edit
Media related to Hova at Wikimedia Commons