Hoyvík is a town in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
. It is part of the
Tórshavn Municipality, and de facto is merged as a northern suburb of
Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. " Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
, the Faroese capital.
History
Hoyvík is believed to be a very old settlement. An early source is the ''
Færeyinga saga'', a 13th-century recollection of earlier Viking oral recounts.
Before the late 20th century the population was very low. Until the mid 19th century the entire population comprised one farm. A few more houses were built close to the farmland after the Second World War. A real development boom has been in Hoyvík since about the early 1980s. The new
houses have been built on land that was formerly considered farmer outfields. The architecture of some of these newer houses include
detached and
terrace
Terrace may refer to:
Landforms and construction
* Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river
* Terrace, a street suffix
* Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk an ...
d housing.
Notable facts
A 17th-century farmhouse functions today as an open-air museum, part of the
National Museum of the Faroe Islands The National Museum of the Faroe Islands ( fo, Tjóðsavn Føroya) is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn.
The Museum on Brekkutún 6
The National Museum of the Faroe Islands has exhibitions in the museum building on ...
.
Important institutions in Hoyvík are the
gymnasium and the Faroese Historical Museum. The first church in Hoyvík was finished in 2007.
In 2005 a free trade agreement between the Faroe Islands and Iceland was signed in Hoyvík at the Historical Museum. It is consequently known as the
Hoyvík Agreement
The Hoyvík Agreement is a free trade agreement between the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
History
The agreement was signed 31 August 2005 in the town of Hoyvík in the Faroe Islands. The Faroese Løgting ratified the agreement on 2 May 2006 and the ...
.
See also
*
FC Hoyvík
FC Hoyvík was a Faroese football club, which merged with FF Giza in 2012. The new club was called Giza Hoyvík and later changed its name to FC Hoyvík. This incarnation of FC Hoyvík was previously named ÍF Fram Tórshavn (Tórshavn Forwa ...
*
Hoyvík Agreement
The Hoyvík Agreement is a free trade agreement between the Faroe Islands and Iceland.
History
The agreement was signed 31 August 2005 in the town of Hoyvík in the Faroe Islands. The Faroese Løgting ratified the agreement on 2 May 2006 and the ...
*
List of towns in the Faroe Islands
This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir í Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands
Towns
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Isl ...
References
External links
Faroeislands.dk: HoyvíkImages and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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Populated places in the Faroe Islands