Official Name: | Eik |
Other Name: | Hovsherad |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Dalane |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Lund |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4462 Hovsherad |
Elevation M: | 87 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.5253°N 6.4961°W |
Eik is a village in Lund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about north of the municipal centre of Moi. The small village lies in an area called Hovsherad on the north shore of the lake Hovsvatnet. The river Storåni runs through Eik.
Since 1981 it has had a station for worldwide Inmarsat access. It is part of a communication system that is used by Denmark, and other countries. The Eik treskofabrikk company is a clog factory also located in Eik.