Hoyvík

Tórshavn is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
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  • Type: Village with 4,660 residents
  • Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Höjvig”, “Hoyvig”, and “Hoyvik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Faroese National Heritage and Hoyvík Church.

Museum
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The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national of the , located in .

Church
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Museum
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The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the . Its aim is to support and promote and culture, locally and in the Nordic region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hvítanes and Tórshavn.

Village
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is a village in the . It is on 's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and . Its name means "White Point" in Faroese. is located in a little bay with a stone beach and a harbour where the small boats can be pulled up a ramp out of reach of the sometimes destructive sea.

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is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Quarter
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is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese. is situated 2½ km south of Hoyvík.

Hoyvík

Latitude
62.03215° or 62° 1′ 56″ north
Longitude
-6.77455° or 6° 46′ 28″ west
Population
4,660
Elevation
76 metres (249 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FO HYV
Open location code
9CJM26JG+V5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5413932401
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2619693
Wiki­data ID
Q677723
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Hoyvík” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Hoyvík”
  • Bavarian: “Hoyvík”
  • Belarusian: “Гойвік”
  • Belarusian: “Хойвік”
  • Catalan: “Hoyvík”
  • Chinese: “霍爾維克”
  • Czech: “Hoyvík”
  • Danish: “Højvig”
  • Danish: “Hoyvík”
  • Dutch: “Hoyvík”
  • Esperanto: “Hoyvík”
  • Estonian: “Hoyvík”
  • Faroese: “Hoyvík”
  • French: “Hoyvík”
  • Georgian: “ჰოივიკი”
  • German: “Hoyvík”
  • Greek: “Χόιβικ”
  • Hungarian: “Hoyvík”
  • Icelandic: “Heyvík”
  • Icelandic: “Hoyvík”
  • Irish: “Hoyvík”
  • Italian: “Hoyvík”
  • Kalaallisut: “Hoyvík”
  • Lithuanian: “Hojvikas”
  • Manx: “Hoyvík”
  • Mongolian: “Хойвик”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hoyvík”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hoyvík”
  • Norwegian: “Hoyvík”
  • Ossetian: “Хойвуйк”
  • Polish: “Hoyvík”
  • Portuguese: “Hoyvík”
  • Romanian: “Hoyvík”
  • Russian: “Хойвик”
  • Russian: “Хойвуйк”
  • Slovak: “Hoyvík”
  • Spanish: “Hoyvik”
  • Spanish: “Hoyvík”
  • Swedish: “Hoyvík”
  • Turkish: “Hoyvík”
  • Ukrainian: “Гойвік”
  • Urdu: “ہوئی وک”

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