Norðtoftir

Norðtoftir
Village

Norðtoftir, Borðoy
Norðtoftir

Location in the Faroe Islands

Coordinates: 62°16′38″N 6°30′49″W / 62.27722°N 6.51361°W / 62.27722; -6.51361Coordinates: 62°16′38″N 6°30′49″W / 62.27722°N 6.51361°W / 62.27722; -6.51361
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Borðoy
Municipality Hvannasund
Population (1 January 2006)
  Total 6
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)
Postal code FO 736
Climate Cfc

Norðtoftir (Danish: Nordtofte) is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736.

Norðtoftir is situated on the east coast of Borðoy at the end of the second tunnel on the road from Klaksvik. Larger settlements in the surroundings are Norðdepil and Hvannasund which can be reached continuing along the road. The Danish writer Herman Bang liked to spend time in Norðtoftir. He wrote many of his works here.

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