Hove, Norway

Hove
Hove Point
Hove Location in Aust-Agder
Coordinates	58°26′33″N 8°50′35″E / 58.44250°N 8.84306°E / 58.44250; 8.84306

Hove is a largely beach area on the island of Tromøy in the municipality of Arendal in Aust-Agder county, Norway.

The Hove area lies on the southwest part of the island of Tromøy. The Skagerrak lies to the southeast, and to the northwest is Hove Bay (Hovekilen), a shallow protected marine area. There is a strait to the southwest, separating Hove from the islands of Merdø and Gjessøya, and northeast of Hove is Spornes, with a beach that alternates between a sandy beach and a pebble beach depending on the wind and weather.Tromøy Church and the Brekka farm stand further to the northeast. The entire area is characterized by a large moraine, which creates the natural basis for pebble beaches, sandy beaches, and large areas of Aust-Agder's best arable land. The outer part of the Hove area is part of a moraine landscape area with the protected Hove Woods (Hoveskogen), containing windswept Scots pine. The inner part, facing Hove Bay, has extensive camping and beaches for swimming. Hove Camping and the Hove Farm are also located here. It is about 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) from Hove to the town of Arendal.

There are 17 registered burial mounds in Hove. The mounds date from the Bronze Age to the Viking Age. Hove was a part of a southwest Norwegian Viking kingdom around 800 AD. The name Hove suggests that it may have been the site of an old heathen hof.

Hove Camp was taken over by the German occupation forces during the Second World War. Three radar installations were set up on Hove, a Regelbau R618 communications bunker, and an antiaircraft training center (the Feld Flakartillerie-schule (Nord) 50) from 1941 to 1944, probably along with four pieces of 88 mm antiaircraft artillery.