Official Name: | Steinhovden |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Vestland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnfjord |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Kinn |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 119 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6940 Eikefjord |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 0 |
Coordinates: | 61.5717°N 5.3044°W |
Steinhovden is a village with 119 inhabitants in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway.[2] The village is located along the Høydalsfjorden, about southeast of the village of Nyttingnes and about west of the village of Eikefjord. The village area is divided into 6 farm areas: Seljeset, Høyvik, Holmesund, Steinhovden, Steinvik and Hopen. The chairman of the area is now trying to get a windmill park built to produce electrical energy for the community. The nearby Skårafjæra area is a popular place for tourists. The hunting season begins 11 September and hunters may go after deer, seal, and whales.
There are many sporting opportunities in Steinhovden including association football, speed skating, cross-country skiing, swimming, Scuba diving, polo, figure skating, and race walking.