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Runavík

Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy.

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Place details

Locality: Saltangará
Region: Eysturoy
Country: Føroyar
Population: 591
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Runavík
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Harbour of Runavík, Faroe Islands (2).JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: The harbour in Runavík
Settlement.image_map: Map-position-runavikar-kommuna-2009.png
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Runavíkar kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map: Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Runavík village in the Faroe Islands

Key dates

Inception: 1916

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Faroe Islands
Located in: Runavík Municipality
Population: +561
Elevation: +0
Capital of: Runavík Municipality
Official website: www.runavik.fo
Image: Harbour of Runavík, Faroe Islands.JPG

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Port
Eysturoyartunnilin
Sport
Sister Cities
See also
References
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Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy.

==Port== Founded in 1916, Runavík has an important port, originally used predominantly by fishing boats but now also a key supply base for the North Sea oil industry as well as a trans-shipment port for freight to and from Europe. The harbour underwent development in the late 1990s and can now accommodate cruise ships.