Kvívík

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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]

Contents 1 Noted natives and residents 2 See also 3 References 4 Photos of Kvivik

[edit] Noted natives and residents

• Joen Danielsen (1843-1926) poet
• J. P. Gregoriussen (1845-1901) poet

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands
• Streymoy

[edit] References

[edit] Photos of Kvivik

Hand-coloured postcard of 1900

Kvívík today

Old Settlement of Vikings

Old Settlement of Vikings

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