Gjógv
Sign in to saveGjógv (pronounced , literally: gorge, geo) is a village located on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands and 63 km (39 mi) north by road from the capital of Tórshavn.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gjógv
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Gjógv (3).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gjógv (2010)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Sunda Municipality
- Population
- +19
- Official website
- gjogv.fo
- Image
- Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Gjógv (3).jpg
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- P706
- Eysturoy
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Sights
- Gjógv incline railway
- Surroundings
- Gjógv visiting painters
- Noted natives and residents
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Gjógv (pronounced , literally: gorge, geo) is a village located on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands and 63 km (39 mi) north by road from the capital of Tórshavn.
The village was named after a 200-metre (650 ft) long sea-filled gorge that runs north to the sea from the village.