Klaksvík Municipality
Klaksvík Municipality is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Klaksvík is the administrative centre. Its area comprises the majority of the islands of Borðoy, Kalsoy and Svínoy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: municipality of the Faroe Islands with 5,270 residents
- Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Klaksvig”, “Klaksvik Municipality”, “Klaksvikar Municipality”, and “Klaksvíkar Municipality”
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klaksvík and Ánir.
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.
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.
Norðoyri
Village
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Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík.
Klaksvík Municipality
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Urdu—“Klaksvík Municipality” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Klaksvík”
- Chinese: “克拉克斯维克市镇”
- Danish: “Klaksvík Kommune”
- Danish: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Dutch: “Klaksvikar kommuna”
- Dutch: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Dutch: “Klaksvikar”
- Dutch: “Klaksvíkar”
- Faroese: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Faroese: “Klaksvíkar”
- Finnish: “Klaksvík”
- Finnish: “Klaksvikar”
- Finnish: “Klaksvíkar”
- French: “Klaksvík”
- German: “Kommune Klaksvík”
- Greek: “Δήμος Κλάκσβικ”
- Hungarian: “Klaksvík község”
- Icelandic: “Sveitarfélagið Klakksvík”
- Northern Sami: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Klaksvikar kommuna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Norwegian: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Polish: “Gmina Klaksvík”
- Polish: “Klaksvík”
- Polish: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
- Russian: “Клаксвуйк”
- Swedish: “Klaksvik”
- Swedish: “Klaksvíks kommun”
- Urdu: “کلاکسویک بلدیہ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gerðar and Myrkjanoyri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kvigingaskarð and Høgahædd.
Faroe Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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