Kaldbak

Kaldbak () 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.

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Place details

Locality: Kaldbak
Region: Streymoy
Country: Føroyar
Population: 258

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kaldbak
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Kaldbak, Faroe Islands.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Kaldbak, Faroe Islands
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: Streymoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Tórshavn Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2025
Settlement.population_total: 248

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Faroe Islands
Located in: Tórshavn Municipality
Population: 252
Image: Kaldbak, Faroe Islands.JPG

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Commons category: Kaldbak
Commons gallery: Kaldbak
located in/on physical feature: Streymoy

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Kaldbak () 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 already inhabited by the 11th century. The parish church in Kaldbak was built in 1835. The village was only connected to the Streymoy road system in 1980.

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