Kvívík
| Kvívík Kvivig |
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| Location of Kvívíkar kommuna in the Faroe Islands Location of Kvívíkar kommuna in the Faroe Islands |
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| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Streymoy |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 585 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 340 |
Kvívík (Danish: Kvivig, older Qvivig) is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.
History
Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking houses.[1] The oldest house in Kvívík was built in the 18th century. There have been other churches, the present one was built in 1903. The village got a school in 1907. Pupils from the villages Kvívík, Stykkið and Skælingur go there until 7th grade. When they start in the 8th grade they will attend the school in Vestmanna. The present school was founded on 22 August 1976. In 2010 a new building was built for multipurpose kindergarten, which was named Áarlon. It has rooms for children from the ages 0 to 8.[2] There is a rowing club in Kvívík. It is called Kvívíkar Sóknar Róðrarfelag. One of their boats which is called Junkarin won the Faroese championship for 5-mannafør women in 2011. The same boat won the championship in the boys' category in 1975, 1976 and in 1998.[3] In 2012 the boys under 15 who are rowing with Junkarin had already won the Faroese Championship after the fifth race on Fjarðastevna in Vestmanna.[4]
Geography
The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.
Noted natives and residents
- Joen Danielsen (1843–1926) poet
- J. P. Gregoriussen (1845–1901) poet
Gallery
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Kvivik-1900.JPG
Hand-coloured postcard of 1900
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Faroe Islands.jpg
Kvívík in 2006
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Kvívík01.jpg
Old Settlement of Vikings
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Kvívík, Faroe Islands 2012.JPG
Kvívík in July 2012
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Kvivik Faroe Islands in July 2012.JPG
Kvívík in 2012
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Dagstovnurin Áarlon í Kvívík.JPG
The kindergarten Áarlon
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Kvívíkar Skúli the school of Kvivik Faroe Islands.JPG
The school of Kvívík
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A memorial in Kvívík Faroe Islands, July 2012.JPG
A memorial in Kvívík
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Junkarin Kvivikar Soknar Rodrarfelag.jpg
Junkarin in 2011
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Kvivik the church and village July 2012.JPG
The church and the village
See also
References
- Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Kvivik.fo, Dagstovnurin Áarlon (in Faroese)
- ↑ Drekin.fo, Junkarin
- ↑ Kvivik.fo
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