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 The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands.- Type: Village with 328 residents
- Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Hosvik” and “Torsvig”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Hósvíkar kirkja and Selatraðar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Við Áir and Selatrað.
Við Áir
Hamlet
Við Áir is a former whaling station on the east coast… Við Áir is situated 2½ km northwest of Hósvík.
Selatrað
Village
Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. Selatrað is situated 3½ km east of Hósvík.
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″ north
Longitude
-6.9434° or 6° 56′ 36″ west
Population
328
Elevation
235 metres (771 feet)
Open location code
9CJM5334+4J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Urdu—“Hósvík” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Hósvík”
- Catalan: “Hósvík”
- Chinese: “霍斯维克”
- Czech: “Hósvík”
- Danish: “Hósvík”
- Danish: “Thorsvig”
- Dutch: “Hósvík”
- Faroese: “Hósvík”
- French: “Hósvík”
- German: “Hósvík”
- Greek: “Χόσβικ”
- Hungarian: “Hósvík”
- Icelandic: “Þórsvík”
- Irish: “Hósvík”
- Lithuanian: “Hosvikas”
- Manx: “Hósvík”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hósvík”
- Norwegian: “Hósvík”
- Polish: “Hósvík”
- Romanian: “Hósvík”
- Slovenian: “Hósvík”
- Swedish: “Hósvík”
- Urdu: “ہوسویک”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Garðsendi and Toftir.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lagáfossur and Á Fossi.
Streymoy: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Tórshavn and Kollafjørður.
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