Kirkjubøur
Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy. The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church, from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 74 residents
- Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Kirkebö” and “Kirkjubour”
Photo: PanWoyteczek, CC BY 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Magnus Cathedral and Saint Olav’s Church.
Saint Magnus Cathedral
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.
Saint Olav’s Church
Church
Photo: Efloean, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Olav's Church is a medieval church in the village of Kirkjubøur in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. It was built before 1200, which makes it the oldest church of the Faroe Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tórshavn and Argir.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Argir is situated 5 km north of Kirkjubøur.
Velbastaður
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands. Velbastaður is situated 4½ km northwest of Kirkjubøur.
Kirkjubøur
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.9537° or 61° 57′ 13″ northLongitude
-6.7934° or 6° 47′ 36″ westPopulation
74Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)Open location code
9CHMX634+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023760OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2618846Wikidata ID
Q578732
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Welsh—“Kirkjubøur” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Kirkjubøur”
- Catalan: “Kirkjubøur”
- Chinese: “奇尔丘伯乌尔”
- Chinese: “奇爾丘伯”
- Danish: “Kirkebø”
- Danish: “Kirkjubøur”
- Dutch: “Kirkjubøur”
- Faroese: “Kirkjubøur”
- French: “Kirkjubøur”
- German: “Kirkjubøur”
- Hungarian: “Kirkjubøur”
- Icelandic: “Kirkjubær”
- Irish: “Kirkjubøur”
- Italian: “Kirkjubøur”
- Japanese: “キルクシュボア”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirkebø”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirkjubøur”
- Norwegian: “Kirkjubøur”
- Ossetian: “Киркьюбёур”
- Ossetian: “Чирчубёвур”
- Polish: “Kirkjubøur”
- Romanian: “Kirkjubøur”
- Russian: “Чирчубёвур”
- Spanish: “Kirkjubøur”
- Swedish: “Kirkjubøur”
- Ukrainian: “Чирчубевур”
- Welsh: “Kirkjubøur”
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