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Kaldbak
Village
Kaldbak, Faroe Islands
Kaldbak, Faroe Islands
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandStreymoy
MunicipalityTórshavn Municipality
Population
 (1 January 2006)
 • Total
221
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 180
ClimateCfc

Kaldbak (Template:Lang-da) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður.

History

Excavations show that Kaldbak was inhabited already in the 11th century. The parish church in Kaldbak was built in 1835. The village current was only connected to the road system of Streymoy in 1980.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kaldbak include:

  • Knút Wang (1917–1976), journalist and politician

See also

References