Haldórsvík (), also Haldarsvík, is a village located on the north-east coast of

Streymoy Streymoy (, ) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the ...

in the

Sunda Kommuna Sunda is a municipality in the Faroe Islands, loosely centered around the Sundini sound between the islands of Streymoy and Eysturoy. History Sunda is an amalgamation of the former municipalities of Hósvíkar, Hvalvíkar, Saksunar, Haldarsvík ...

municipality. In the centre of the village there is a small waterfall. The

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in the village is from 1856. It is the only

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al church on the

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. The

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is also distinctive. It represents the

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, with the Apostles' faces replaced by the faces of living public figures from the Faroe Islands.

Gallery

File:Haldarsvíkar Kirkja mai 2013.JPG, The octagonal church in Haldórsvík Haldarsvík, Faroe Islands (2).JPG, Haldórsvík File:Haldarsvík Faroe Islands 2013.JPG, A river and a bridge in Haldórsvík File:Haldarsvík, Faroe Islands (3).JPG, A house in Haldórsvík with turf roof File:Haldarsvík May 2013.JPG, A view of Haldórsvík,
with the church at centre

External links

Faroeislands.dk: Haldarsvík
- images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands
Haldarsvík
- site about the village

References

Populated places in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub

Gallery

See also

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