Kvívík ( da, Kvivig) is a village on the west coast of

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ous municipality of ''Kvívík''.

History

Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of

Viking Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and s ...

houses. The oldest current house in Kvívík was built in the 18th century. There have been other churches, the present one was built in 1903. The village got a school in 1907. Pupils from the villages Kvívík, Stykkið, Leynar and Skælingur go there until 7th grade. When they start in the 8th grade they will attend the school in Vestmanna. The present school was founded on 22 August 1976. In 2010 a new building was built for multipurpose kindergarten, which was named Áarlon. It has rooms for children from the ages 0 to 8. There is a rowing club in Kvívík. It is called Kvívíkar Sóknar Róðrarfelag. One of their boats which is called Junkarin won the Faroese championship for 5-mannafør women in 2011. The same boat won the championship in the boys' category in 1975, 1976 and in 1998. In 2012 the boys under 15 who are rowing with Junkarin had already won the Faroese Championship after the fifth race on Fjarðastevna in Vestmanna.Kvivik.fo
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Geography

The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river ''Stora''.

Noted natives and residents

Joen Danielsen Joen Danielsen Known as ''Kvívíks-Jógvan (Jógvan of Kvívík)'', (11 June 1843, Kvívík, Faroe Islands – 2 May 1926). He married and settled in the town of Gjógv. Kvívíks-Jógvan was one of the earliest traditional Faroese poet ...

(1843–1926) poet *

J. P. Gregoriussen J.P. Gregoriussen (Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, known as Jóan Petur upp í Trøð; 1 June 1845 – 15 November 1901) was a Faroese songwriter, poet and writer. His poetry was well known in the Faroe Islands where his Wedding Ballad (''Brúðarvís ...

(1845–1901) poet

Gallery

File:Kvivik-1900.JPG, Hand-coloured postcard of 1900 File:Faroe Islands.jpg, Kvívík in 2006 File:Kvívík01.jpg, Old Settlement of Vikings File:Kvívík, Faroe Islands 2012.JPG, Kvívík in July 2012 File:Kvivik Faroe Islands in July 2012.JPG, Kvívík in 2012 File:Dagstovnurin Áarlon í Kvívík.JPG, The kindergarten Áarlon File:Kvívíkar Skúli the school of Kvivik Faroe Islands.JPG, The school of Kvívík File:A memorial in Kvívík Faroe Islands, July 2012.JPG, A memorial in Kvívík File:Junkarin Kvivikar Soknar Rodrarfelag.jpg, Junkarin in 2011 File:Kvivik the church and village July 2012.JPG, The church and the village

References

;Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Kvivik Populated places in the Faroe Islands Municipalities of the Faroe Islands Streymoy

History

Geography

Noted natives and residents

Gallery

See also

References