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Hovin, Telemark
Former municipality in Telemark, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hovin is a former municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The 302.5-square-kilometre (116.8 sq mi)[3] municipality existed from 1886 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Tinn Municipality and Notodden Municipality. The administrative centre was the village of Hovin. The other main village in the municipality was Rudsgrendi on the opposite side of the lake Tinnsjå.
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Hovin Municipality
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Coordinates: 59°51′09″N 9°01′43″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Telemark |
District | Aust-Telemark |
Established | 1 Jan 1886 |
• Preceded by | Gransherad |
Disestablished | 1 Jan 1964 |
• Succeeded by | Tinn and Notodden |
Administrative centre | Hovin |
Demonym | Hoværing[1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-0825[2] |
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