Kirkja

Kirkja () is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. It is located on the south-tip of the island, and its land is stretching all over the western side of the island, including a small enclave in the now uninhabited Skarðsvík. Here archaeologists have located an old settlement that has probably been only a part-time settlement used either by people from Kirkja or Hattarvík.

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Place details

Locality: Kirkja
Region: Norðoyar
Country: Føroyar
Population: 31
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kirkja
Settlement.image_skyline: Kirkja, Faroe Islands.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Kirkja on Fugloy
Settlement.pushpin_map: Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fugloy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Fugloyar kommuna
Settlement.population_as_of: 29 April 2025
Settlement.population_total: 30
Settlement.timezone: GMT
Settlement.timezone_DST: EST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +1
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: FO 766

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Population: 30
Image: Kirkja, Faroe Islands.JPG

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Contents

Transportation
Climate
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References
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==Transportation== Kirkja is one of two villages on the island of Fugloy that are connected both by the road built in the 1980s and by the ferry that connects both Kirkja and Hattarvík to Hvannasund on the larger island of Viðoy, and in the last two decades the island can also be reached by helicopter either from the national airport in Vágar, the national capital of Tórshavn or the regional capital Klaksvík.