Norðoyri
Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 151 residents
- Description: settlement on Borðoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Nordöre”, “Nordoyri”, and “Oyri”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Við Djúpumýrar and Christianskirkjan.
Við Djúpumýrar
Pitch
Við Djúpumýrar is a multi-use stadium in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands. It is mostly used for football matches. Við Djúpumýrar is the home ground of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag men's and women's teams and has an approximate capacity of 2,500 people, with 524 seats.
Christianskirkjan
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Christianskirkjan is a modern church building in Klaksvík, the second-largest town in the Faroe Islands. It was consecrated in 1963. The architect was Peter Koch, a Dane. Christianskirkjan is situated 2½ km northwest of Norðoyri.
Föroya Bjór
Building
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Föroya Bjór is a Faroese brewing company based in Klaksvík. Apart from beers the company also produces soft drinks. It was established in 1888 in Klaksvík. Föroya Bjór is situated 2½ km northwest of Norðoyri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klaksvík and Árnafjørður.
Klaksvík
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Klaksvík is the main industrial centre of the Faroe Islands, and the hub of the Northern Islands. It's the second largest city in the Faroes, with a population of 5,015.
Árnafjørður
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands. Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. Árnafjørður is situated 4½ km north of Norðoyri.
Ánir
Village
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Ánir, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013. Ánir is situated 5 km northwest of Norðoyri.
Norðoyri
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Klaksvík Municipality, Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.21338° or 62° 12′ 48″ northLongitude
-6.54358° or 6° 32′ 37″ westPopulation
151Elevation
384 metres (1,260 feet)Open location code
9CJM6F74+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023783OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2616144Wikidata ID
Q255015
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Norðoyri” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Norðoyri”
- Czech: “Norðoyri”
- Danish: “Nordøre”
- Danish: “Norðoyri”
- Dutch: “Norðoyri”
- Faroese: “Norðoyri”
- German: “Norðoyri”
- Hungarian: “Norðoyri”
- Irish: “Norðoyri”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Norðoyri”
- Norwegian: “Norðoyri”
- Ossetian: “Норойри”
- Polish: “Norðoyri”
- Romanian: “Norðoyri”
- Russian: “Норойри”
- Slovak: “Norðoyri”
- Swedish: “Norðoyri”
- Turkish: “Norðoyri”
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