Hoyvík

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Hoyvík
—  Village  —
Hoyvík (Denmark Faroe Islands)
Hoyvík
Hoyvík
Location within the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°01′32″N 6°45′32″W / 62.02556, -6.75889
Country Flag of Denmark Denmark
Autonomous Province Flag of the Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
Municipality Tórshavnar
Population November 1, 2007[citation needed]
 - Total 3,273
ZIP code FO 188

Hoyvík is the third largest town in the Faroe Islands. It has grown in size for many years and is now merged with Tórshavn becoming an eastern suburb of the Faroese capital.

Many new houses have been built in Hoyvík, including detached and terraced housing. The purchaser of one of these terraced houses, buys the two outer walls, but then builds the house itself in colours and design of their own choice. The result is an unusual effect of combing terraced housing with the idiosyncratic personal ‘touch’ of the family living in it.

Jógvan Waagstein: Kýrdalur í Hoyvík 1930 (Village of Hoyvík)Stamp FO 532 of Postverk FøroyaDate of issue: 19 September 2005
Jógvan Waagstein: Kýrdalur í Hoyvík 1930 (Village of Hoyvík)
Stamp FO 532 of Postverk Føroya
Date of issue: 19 September 2005

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