Klaksvík
Klaksvík on the island Borðoy is the second biggest city in the Faroe Islands and their biggest fishery harbour.
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MapsEdit
Position on the Faroe map.
Position of Klaksvík municipality (since 2005). Note, that the northern part of Kalsoy also belongs to it.
PhotosEdit
The harbour bay with the huge south tip of Kunoy in the background
Klaksvík
View over Klaksvík
Moonrise over Klaksvík
Early morning in Klaksvík
A shipyard in Klaksvík
A view of Klaksvík. The island in the background is Kunoy.
Before the tunnel was opened in 2006, there was a car ferry to Leirvík, Eysturoy.
Fisherman in Klaksvík
Old house at the shore
A huge town by Faroese standards
Harbour scene in Klaksvík
Víkavegur in Klaksvík
Forest near Klaksvík
Forest near Klaksvík
Klaksvíkingur, a wooden rowing boat from Klaksvík
Norðoyastevna in Klaksvík, rowing competition in the category of the largest boat types, called 10-mannafør. The white and red boat in the middle is Klaksvíkingur from Klaksvík.
A part of the crew of the rowing boat Klaksvíkingur, which won the race of 10-mannafør on Norðoyastevna 2012 and sat a new Faroese record.
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Photos of 1899Edit
StampsEdit
FR 193 of 1990: Modern post office in Klaksvík.
FR 300 of 1996: Christianskirkjan (Christian's church).
Stamp FR 364 of 2000: Rasmus Rasmussen (l.) and Símun av Skarði (r.) in front of the old Folk Highschool in Klaksvík (ca. 1900).
FO 528 of 2005: Bórðoyarvík (southern bay at Klaksvík), 1927 50x66 cm, by Jógvan Waagstein.
FO 626 of 2008: Klaksvík 100 years.
