Hovedsoner

Hovedsoner is a term found in Danish and Norwegian usage that refers to the main zones or principal areas within a map, plan, or policy. The word combines hoved, meaning "main" or "principal," with sone or soner, meaning "zone" or "zones." The singular form is hovedsone.

In urban planning and land-use policy, hovedsoner denotes the primary zoning categories that structure development and regulation. These zones typically define broad purposes such as residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and protected or ecologically sensitive areas. The concept helps planners organize infrastructure, services, and environmental protections around a limited set of priority areas.

In other contexts, hovedsoner can appear in geography, cartography, or regional planning to label core geographic or functional zones within a region. The exact definition and boundaries of hovedsoner are not fixed and vary by country, region, or planning framework. Consequently, documents using the term should be interpreted in their specific regulatory or planning context.

Use of the term may also appear in educational materials or public maps to indicate the principal zones of a city or region, providing a simplified overview for readers or residents.

See also: klimasoner (climate zones), geografiske soner (geographic zones), byplanlægning (urban planning), zonering (zoning).