Haldarsvík
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position | 62 ° 17 ' N , 7 ° 5' W | |
Resident rank |
128 (2011) 50 |
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Commune | Sunda communa | |
Post Code | FO 440 | |
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Grammar dative (in / from ...) genitive (after ...) |
í / úr Haldarsvík til Haldarsvíkar |
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Haldarsvík [ ˈhaldaɻʂˌvʊik ] or Haldórsvík [ ˈhaldœɻʂˌvʊik ] " Halldórs Bay" ( Danish name Haldersvig ), or Vík for short , is a place in the Faroe Islands on the island of Streymoy .
For municipality Haldarsvík includes the villages Tjornuvik and Langasandur . On December 31, 2002, the municipality had a total of exactly 271 inhabitants.
Haldarsvík is located in the north on the east coast of Streymo along the road to Tjørnuvík. A wild water stream flows through the town center.
Haldarsvík Church
The stone church of Haldarvík was consecrated in 1856 by VU Hammershaimb . It is the only octagonal church in the Faroe Islands . The altar is also special: instead of showing the twelve apostles in the depiction of the Last Supper , their faces have been replaced by likenesses of existing Faroese people .
Personalities
- Andrass Samuelsen (1873–1954), Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
Web links
- Folkakirkjan.fo - Haldarsvíkar Kirkja (in Faroese about church history)
- Faroeislands.dk: Haldarsvík (in English, info. And photos)