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Mikladalur

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Mikladalur, meaning "great valley or dale" is the largest of four villages on the northern Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvík. It is situated in a large U-shaped valley on the east coast of the island.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Mikladalur
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Mikladalur.2.Kalsoy.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Mikladalur Church, looking across to the island of Kunoy
Settlement.pushpin_map
Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
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
Kalsoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Klaksvík
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
30 April 2025
Settlement.population_total
26

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
hamlet
Population
27
Capital of
Kalsoy
Image
Mikladalur.Kalsoy.jpg
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Commons category
Mikladalur
Commons gallery
Mikladalur
located in/on physical feature
Kalsoy
postal code
FO 797
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Legend of the Selkie
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Mikladalur, meaning "great valley or dale" is the largest of four villages on the northern Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvík. It is situated in a large U-shaped valley on the east coast of the island.

The town's stone church dates from 1856. A tunnel to Trøllanes to the north was completed in 1985.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mikladalur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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