Klaksvík Municipality (Klaksvíkar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of
Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality.
History
The first ...
is the administrative centre.
Its area comprises the majority of the islands of
Borðoy
Borðoy ( da, Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, ...
,
Kalsoy
Kalsoy ( da, Kalsø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands of Denmark between Eysturoy and Kunoy. The name means man island; by contrast with the parallel island to the east, Kunoy, the name of which means woman island.
The northern ...
and
Svínoy
Svínoy ( da, Svinø) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle". Svinoy also refers to a section of the ocean where North Atlanti ...
(added 1 January 2009).
It contains the following towns and villages:
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On Borðoy:
*Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality.
History
The first ...
* Árnafjørður
* Ánir
* Norðoyri
* Skálatoftir (abandoned)
* Strond (abandoned)
On Kalsoy:
*Húsar
Húsar ( da, Husum) is a village on the island of Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands.
History
Húsar is located on the east coast and the southern part of the island of Kalsoy. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three t ...
*Mikladalur
Mikladalur, meaning "great valley or dale" is the largest of four villages on the northern Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvík. It is situated in a large U-shaped valley on the east coast of the island.
The town's stone chur ...
*Syðradalur
Syðradalur (, is a village on the island of Kalsoy, one of the Faroe Islands.
Syðradalur is the southernmost village on the island, and is in Húsar Municipality. On 1 January 2009, Syðradalur had nine inhabitants, down from 12 in 1985. Bj ...
*Trøllanes
Trøllanes ( da, Troldenæs) is a village at the northern end of the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvík.
Its postal code is FO 798. A tunnel to the village of Mikladalur to the south, the Trøllanestunnilin, was completed ...
On Svínoy:
*Svínoy
Svínoy ( da, Svinø) is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle". Svinoy also refers to a section of the ocean where North Atlanti ...
Politics
Municipal council
Klaksvík's municipal council consists of 11 members, elected every four years.
References
Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
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