Klaksvík

town on the Faroe Islands

Klaksvík on the island Borðoy is the second biggest city in the Faroe Islands and their biggest fishery harbour.

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.

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 486 of 2004: Cruise on "Maria" 1854 - South end of Kunoy (seen from Klaksvík).

  • FO 528 of 2005: Bórðoyarvík (southern bay at Klaksvík), 1927 50x66 cm, by Jógvan Waagstein.

  • FO 626 of 2008: Klaksvík 100 years.

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