Hvalvík

Hvalvík is a village in the , located in a valley on the east coast of the island of . It is the southern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley.
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  • Type: Village with 260 residents
  • Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Hvalvik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hvalvíkar kirkja and Norðskála kirkja.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Hvalvík.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Streymnes and Nesvík.

Village
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is a on the eastern coast of the island of in Sunda Municipality. The 2015 population was 270. Its postal code is FO 435.

Village
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is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of , located in the Sunda municipality. The population has been 0 since 2016, when the last inhabitants left.

Village
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is a settlement in the on the island of , a few kilometres north of . Its name means north dwelling and its population is 330. is situated 3½ km northeast of Hvalvík.

Hvalvík

Latitude
62.187° or 62° 11′ 13″ north
Longitude
-7.0363° or 7° 2′ 11″ west
Population
260
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ5XP7+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023754
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2619580
Wiki­data ID
Q585244
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Hvalvík” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Hvalvík”
  • Catalan: “Hvalvík”
  • Czech: “Hvalvík”
  • Danish: “Hvalvík”
  • Danish: “Kvalvig”
  • Dutch: “Hvalvík”
  • Esperanto: “Hvalvík”
  • Faroese: “Hvalvík”
  • Finnish: “Hvalvík”
  • French: “Hvalvík”
  • German: “Hvalvík”
  • Greek: “Χβάλβικ”
  • Hungarian: “Hvalvík”
  • Irish: “Hvalvík”
  • Lithuanian: “Hvalvikas”
  • Manx: “Hvalvík”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hvalvík”
  • Norwegian: “Hvalvík”
  • Polish: “Hvalvík”
  • Romanian: “Hvalvík”
  • Spanish: “Hvalvik”
  • Spanish: “Hvalvík”
  • Swedish: “Hvalvík”

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