Hoyvík
Sign in to saveHoyvík (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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Tórshavn Municipality
- Population
- +4367
- Image
- Hoyvik and Hoydalar 2014.JPG
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- Streymoy
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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.
== History ==