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Klaksvík in the region of Norðoyar with its 4,664 inhabitants is a town in Faroe Islands - some 16 mi or ( 26 km ) North of Tórshavn , the country's capital city .
Current time in Klaksvík is now 08:49 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vagur, Vagsheygur, Uppsalir, Tvoroyri, and Tórshavn. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vagur . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Klaksvík ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Spirit Lamp Ouija Board, Talk to the Dead!
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Scorpions at Summarfestival
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FAROE ISLANDS
My wonderful stay in Faroe Islands, late summer 2009. Please do not wait anymore... leave and go! (soundtrack: faroese band "Makrel") ..
safe after capsize
This family took me in and fed me, after I capsized in the Faroe Islands. My microphones drowned and I am still shaky, as I do the recording. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
KÍ Stadium
KÍ Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KÍ Klaksvík. The stadium holds 3,000 people and was opened in the year 2000.
Located at 62.22 -6.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Norðoyri
Norðoyri (in Danish Nordøre, or Oyri by the locals) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore. The 'outfield' covers the SE half of the peninsula between Borðoyarvík and Árnafjørður.
Located at 62.22 -6.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Strond
Strond is a former village in the north of the town Klaksvík at the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on Borðoy at the dam combining Borðoy and Kunoy. Since 1930 no people have lived there. There is a power plant there, first made as a water power plant, but later it was expanded with a diesel power plant. Sund was first time mentioned in old documents in 1584.
Located at 62.27 -6.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Syðradalur
Syðradalur is a village on the island of Kalsoy, one of the Faeroe Islands. Syðradalur is the southernmost village on the island, and is in Húsa kommuna. On 1 January 2009, Syðradalur had nine inhabitants, down from 12 in 1985. Bjørn Kalsø comes from Syðradalur.
Located at 62.25 -6.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Haraldssund
Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy. Population: \t70 Postal code (Zip): \tFO 785 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|16|20|N|6|36|7|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tKunoyar Haralssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is linked to the town of Klaksvík on Borðoy by a dam. The tunnel and the dam were built in the late 1980s.
Located at 62.27 -6.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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