Kvívík
Encyclopedia
Kvívík is a village on the west coast of Streymoy
in the Faroe Islands
, in the eponymous
municipality of Kvívík.
The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.
Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking
houses.
Streymoy
Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn is located there. The name means "island of currents".- Geography :...
in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
, in the eponymous
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
municipality of Kvívík.
The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.
Kvívík is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroes and excavations have shown the remains of Viking
Viking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
houses.
Noted natives and residents
- Joen DanielsenJoen DanielsenJoen Danielsen Known as Kvívíks-Jógvan , . He married and settled in the town of Gjógv....
(1843–1926) poet - J. P. Gregoriussen (1845–1901) poet