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Kirkjubøur
Sign in to saveKirkjubøur () is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. The village is located on the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the south. It lies south of the new ferry port of Gamlarætt, which opened in 1993.
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- Settlement.name
- Kirkjubøur
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- Kirkebø
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- Village
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- Faroe Islands, Streymoy, Kirkjubøur (1).jpg
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- 250px
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- Saint Olav's Church, Kirkjubøur at the left, and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður at the centre. In the background are the islands of Sandoy and Hestur.
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- Faroe Islands
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- right
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- 250
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- Location in the Faroe Islands
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- State
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- Constituent country
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- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Streymoy
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- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Tórshavn Municipality
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- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- September 2025
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- Kirkjubøur chairs
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Kirkjubøur () is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands. The village is located on the south-west coast of Streymoy and has a view towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur towards the west, and to Sandoy towards the south. It lies south of the new ferry port of Gamlarætt, which opened in 1993.
The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church (Olavskirkjan), from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century. In 1832, a runestone was found near the Magnus Cathedral in Kirkjubøur. The stone which is referred to as the Kirkjubøur stone dates back to the Viking Age.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirkjubøur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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