Hova, Sweden
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| Hova | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Gullspång Municipality |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Province | Västergötland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 1.81 km² (0.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,375 |
| - Density | 760/km² (1,968.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hova is the largest locality (pop. 1,400) in Gullspång Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden.
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".
Celebrities from Hova include Stikkan Anderson, Andreas Andersson and August Olsson.
Each summer there is a rennesaince fair in Hove based around the battle of Hova in 1275.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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