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Kirkjubøur Destination Guide

Explore Kirkjubøur in Faroe Islands

Kirkjubøur in the region of Sandoy with its 81 inhabitants is a town in Faroe Islands - some 4 mi or ( 6 km ) South of Tórshavn , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Kirkjubøur is now 09:57 PM (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: Tvoroyri, Toftir, Sund, Strendur, and Skopun. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tvoroyri . We saw 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 Kirkjubøur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Magnus Cathedral

Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It was built in by Bishop Erlendur about the year 1300, but the building was never completed. The cathedral is to this day in an unfinished state; the building has never had a roof. Magnus Cathedral is the largest and most beautiful medieval building in the Faroe Islands.

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Located at 61.96 -6.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Churches in the Faroe Islands

Kirkjubøargarður

Kirkjubøargarður (Faroese for Yard of Kirkjubøur, also known as King's Farm) is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses of the world. The farm itself has always been the largest in the Faroe Islands. The old farmhouse of Kirkjubøur dates back to the 11th century. It was the episcopal residence and seminary of the Diocese of the Faroe Islands, from about 1100.

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Located at 61.96 -6.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Living museums, Museums in the Faroe Islands, Open air museums

Argir

Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Population: \t 1907 Postal code (Zip). \tFO 160 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61.98|N|6.75|W||||| | |name= }} Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna Football team: AB Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge meaning summer pasture. ; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning. Once a village south of Tórshavn, Argir has grown and is now merged with Tórshavn.

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Located at 61.98 -6.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands, Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Velbastaður

Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. Population: 164 Postal code (Zip): FO 176 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61|59|5|N|6|51|2|W| |primary |name= }} Municipality: Torshavnar Velbastaður is on Streymoy’s west coast in the south of the island, about five kilometres from Kirkjubøur. It has a beautiful view across the strait Hestsfjørður towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur.

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Located at 61.98 -6.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Argir Stadium

Argir Stadium also called Inni í Vika Stadium is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag and Nólsoyar Ítróttarfelag. The stadium holds 2,000 people.

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Located at 61.99 -6.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Football venues in the Faroe Islands