Kvívík
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| Kvívík | |
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| — Municipality and village — | |
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 Kvívík
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| Coordinates: 62°7′14″N 7°4′4″W / 62.12056°N 7.06778°WCoordinates: 62°7′14″N 7°4′4″W / 62.12056°N 7.06778°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Streymoy |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 367 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 340 |
Kvívík (Danish: Kvivig, older Qvivig) is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.
The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.
Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking houses.[1]
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[edit] Noted natives and residents
- Joen Danielsen (1843–1926) poet
- J. P. Gregoriussen (1845–1901) poet
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[edit] References
- Notes
- ^ Jón Fossá. "Kvívík". Faroeislands.dk All villages on the Faroe Islands. http://faroeislands.dk/pages/KvivikIndex.htm. Retrieved 2006-07-09.
[edit] Photos of Kvívík
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Hand-coloured postcard of 1900
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Kvívík today
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Old Settlement of Vikings
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Old Settlement of Vikings
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