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Hov Destination Guide

Explore Hov in Norway

Hov in the region of Nordland is a town in Norway - some 620 mi or ( 997 km ) North of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hov

Current time in Hov is now 11:54 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Kiruna, Sorsele, Tromsø, Sortland, and Sandtorg. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Kiruna . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hov ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Fiordo del Troll - Trollsfjord

1:26 min by Francesc González
Views: 606 Rating: 5.00

en mi opinión uno de los paisajes más improsionantes de este maravilloso país. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Tjeldsund Church

Tjeldsund Church is a parish church in the municipality of Tjeldsund in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hol i Tjeldsund. The church is part of the Tjeldsund parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1863 and it seats about 420 people.

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Located at 68.55 16.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Tjeldsund

Fjelldal Chapel

Fjelldal Chapel is a chapel in the municipality of Tjeldsund in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fjelldal. The chapel is part of the Tjeldsund parish in the Ofoten deanery in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white wooden chapel was built in 1960 and it seats about 140 people.

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Located at 68.55 16.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Churches in Nordland, Tjeldsund

Ramsund Bridge

Ramsund Bridge is a bridge in Nordland county, Norway. It crosses the Ramsundet strait between the village of Ramsund on the mainland and the island of Tjeldøya in Tjeldsund municipality. The bridge is 240 metres long and the longest span is 36 metres . The bridge was built in 1986 to replace a ferry route.

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Located at 68.51 16.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1986 establishments in Norway, Bridges completed in 1986, Road bridges in Nordland, Tjeldsund

HMS Curlew (D42)

HMS Curlew was a C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy. She was part of the Ceres group of the C class of cruisers. She was laid down by Vickers Limited on 21 August 1916, and launched on 5 July 1917, being commissioned into the navy on 14 December 1917. In common with most of her sisters Curlew was rearmed to become an anti-aircraft cruiser before the war. By 1936 she had been placed in reserve at the Nore, where she was commanded by Augustus Agar until early 1937.

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Located at 68.56 16.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: 1917 ships, Barrow-built ships, C-class cruisers, Maritime incidents in 1940, Ships sunk by aircraft, World War I cruisers of the United Kingdom, World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom, World War II shipwrecks in the Norwegian Sea

Tjeldsundet

Tjeldsundet is a strait or sound in Northern Norway. The 50-kilometre long strait is located between the island of Hinnøya and mainland Norway in its northern part and between Hinnøya and the island of Tjeldøya in its southern part. Tjeldsundet has been an important waterway for more than 1,000 years and was well known and used during the Viking Age.

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Located at 68.59 16.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Nordland, Geography of Troms, Harstad, Lødingen, Skånland, Tjeldsund