Toftir

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Toftir
Toftir

Toftir is a village in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy.

  • Population: 1210
  • Postal code (Zip): FO 650
  • Location: 62°5′20″N, 6°44′8″W
  • Municipality: Nes (list of municipalities)
  • Football team: B68 (Tofta Ítróttarfelag)

Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy.

Toftir has a relatively big harbour with a fillet-factory that was started in 1969. A number of other factories been built on the harbour too.

The church in Toftir was built in 1994.

In the hills high above the village is a sports arena. It is called Á Svangaskarði.

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