Hósvík
Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has a population of 320 and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 328 residents
- Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Hosvik”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hósvíkar kirkja and Selatraðar kirkja.
Selatraðar kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selatraðar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Hósvík.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Við Áir and Selatrað.
Við Áir
Hamlet
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Við Áir is a former whaling station on the east coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, near the village Hvalvík. Við Áir means "by rivers". Við Áir is situated 2½ km northwest of Hósvík.
Selatrað
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals. Selatrað is situated 3½ km east of Hósvík.
Kollafjørður
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Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Streymoy. As of 29. April 2025, the village had a population of 815. Its postal code is FO 410.
Hósvík
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sunda, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.15281° or 62° 9′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.9434° or 6° 56′ 36″ westPopulation
328Elevation
235 metres (771 feet)Open location code
9CJM5334+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023748OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2619744Wikidata ID
Q740111
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Hósvík” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Hósvík”
- Catalan: “Hósvík”
- Chinese: “霍斯维克”
- Czech: “Hósvík”
- Danish: “Hósvík”
- Danish: “Thorsvig”
- Danish: “Torsvig”
- Dutch: “Hósvík”
- Faroese: “Hósvík”
- French: “Hósvík”
- German: “Hósvík”
- Greek: “Χόσβικ”
- Hungarian: “Hósvík”
- Icelandic: “Hósvík”
- Icelandic: “Þórsvík”
- Irish: “Hósvík”
- Lithuanian: “Hosvikas”
- Manx: “Hósvík”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hósvík”
- Norwegian: “Hósvík”
- Polish: “Hósvík”
- Romanian: “Hósvík”
- Swedish: “Hósvík”
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