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Víkarbyrgi

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Víkarbyrgi

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Also known as Vikarbyrgi

Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in DK, across 2 mapped points.

Within Vinony's link graph, Víkarbyrgi is referenced by 10 other articles, and connects out to Faroe Islands, time zone and geographic coordinate system.

It sits within the topics Commons link is on Wikidata and Former populated places in the Faroe Islands.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
Víkarbyrgi
Region
Suðuroy
Country
Føroyar
Population
2

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Víkarbyrgi
Settlement.settlement_type
Abandoned village
Settlement.image_skyline
Vikarbyrgi.6.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
View of Víkarbyrgi
Settlement.image_map
Map-sumba-faroes.png
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.map_caption
Map of south Suðuroy showing location of Víkarbyrgi
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
Suðuroy
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sumbíar kommuna

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Wikidata facts

Population
0
Image
Víkarbyrgi from street.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

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Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.

It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code (FO 928) and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. The etymology of its name is reputed to be connected with an early settlement of Irish monks who predated the arrival of the Vikings. The last inhabitants had left Víkarbyrgi by 2003.

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

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