Kvívík

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Viking remains in Kvívík

Old House, found in Kvívík
Stamp FR 65 of the Faroe Islands
Engraver: Max Müller
Issued: 15 March 1982

Kvivik is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.

• Population: 367
• Postal code (Zip): FO 340
• Location: 62°7′14″N, 7°4′4″W
• Municipality: Kvivikar

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

Kvivik is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking houses.^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands
• Streymoy

[edit] References

1. ^ Jón Fossá. Kvívík. Faroeislands.dk All villages on the Faroe Islands. Retrieved on July 9, 2006.

[edit] Photos of Kvivik

Hand-coloured postcard of 1900

Kvívík today

Old Settlement of Vikings

Old Settlement of Vikings

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