Hovin, Telemark
Hovin herred | |
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| Adm. Center | Hovin |
| Created from | Gransherad in 1886 |
| Split and incorporated into | Tinn and Notodden in 1964 |
Hovin is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway.
It was created on 1 January 1886 by a split from Gransherad. Gransherad, which consisted of the parishes Hovin and Gransherad, had already been formed as a border adjustment between Tinn and Hjartdal in 1860. Hovin parish had 815 inhabitants in 1860, and the new municipality had a population of 885 in 1886. On 24 March 1903 an uninhabited part of Tinn was moved to Hovin by royal resolution.
On 1 January 1964 the district of Rudsgrendi with 21 inhabitants was incorporated into Notodden municipality to the east. The rest of Hovin, with 461 inhabitants, was incorporated into Tinn.
The name[]
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Hovin (Old Norse Hofvin), since the first church was built there. The first element is hof, Norse meaning a "temple (for the Norse gods)," and the last element is vin f 'meadow'. There are several buildings from Hovin at the Norwegian Folklore Museum in Oslo.
References[]
- Dag Jukvam / Statistics Norway (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen". Cite journal requires
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Coordinates: 59°51′09″N 9°01′44″E / 59.8525°N 9.0288°E
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