Hoyvík
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Hoyvík (Danish: Højvig) is a town in the Faroe Islands. It is part of the Tórshavn Municipality, and de facto is merged as a northern suburb of Tórshavn, the Faroese capital.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hoyvík
- Region
- Streymoy
- Country
- Føroyar
- Population
- 4,618
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Faroe
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hoyvík
- Settlement.other_name
- Højvig
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe Islands, Streymoy, Tórshavn (3).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View north from the Eystari Ringvegur over the Hoydalar area towards the Ovastu Hoydalar neighbourhood
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Denmark Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Streymoy
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tórshavn Municipality
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 4712
- Settlement.blank_name
- Climate
- Settlement.blank_info
- Subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc)
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- ZIP code
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable facts
- Sports
- See also
- References
- External links
Hoyvík (Danish: Højvig) is a town in the Faroe Islands. It is part of the Tórshavn Municipality, and de facto is merged as a northern suburb of Tórshavn, the Faroese capital.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hoyvík” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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