Klaksvík Municipality

Klaksvík Municipality is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of is the administrative centre. Its area comprises the majority of the islands of , and .
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  • Type: municipality of the Faroe Islands with 5,270 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Gmina Klaksvík”, “Klaksvig”, “Klaksvik”, “Klaksvik Municipality”, “Klaksvikar”, “Klaksvikar kommuna”, “Klaksvikar Municipality”, and “Klaksvíkar Municipality”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Christianskirkjan and Við Djúpumýrar.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a modern church building…

Pitch
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is a multi-use stadium in , .

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klaksvík and Ánir.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the main industrial centre of the , and the hub of the .

Village
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, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the of .

Village
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is a village in the Faroe Islands on the of .

Klaksvík Municipality

Latitude
62.2264° or 62° 13′ 35″ north
Longitude
-6.5492° or 6° 32′ 57″ west
Population
5,270
Elevation
399 metres (1,309 feet)
Open location code
9CJM6FG2+G8
Geo­Names ID
2618796
Wiki­data ID
Q1094328
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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: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Faroese: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Faroese: “Klaksvíkar”
  • Finnish: “Klaksvík”
  • Finnish: “Klaksvíkar”
  • French: “Klaksvík”
  • German: “Kommune Klaksvík”
  • Greek: “Δήμος Κλάκσβικ”
  • Hungarian: “Klaksvík község”
  • Icelandic: “Sveitarfélagið Klakksvík”
  • Northern Frisian: “Klaksvík”
  • Northern Sami: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Norwegian: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Polish: “Klaksvík”
  • Polish: “Klaksvíkar kommuna”
  • Russian: “Клаксвуйк”
  • Swedish: “Klaksvíks kommun”
  • Urdu: “کلاکسویک بلدیہ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gerðar and Myrkjanoyri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kvigingaskarð and Høgahædd.

Faroe Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tórshavn and Klaksvík.

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