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Hattarvík

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State
  
Kingdom of Denmark

Island
  
Postal code
  
FO 767

Population
  
17 (1 Jan 2006)

Municipality
  
Constituent country
  
Time zone
  
GMT

Climate
  
Cfc

Local time
  
Saturday 2:02 AM

Hattarvík

Weather
  
0°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 64% Humidity

Hattarvík (Danish: Hattervig) is a small village on the east side of the island Fugloy, Faroe Islands, and the easternmost place in the country.

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Map of Hattarv%C3%ADk, Faroe Islands

The village is encircled by high mountains on three sides.

History

Hattarvik was founded in 900. The stone church was built in 1899. Some old stone houses are currently being restored. These houses are said to relate to the Flokksmenn. These were three strong men that wanted to seize power in the Faroe Islands in the 15th century.

Transportation

Hattarvik is reachable by a ferry 1-2 times a day from Hvannasund and also by a helicopter three times a week from Klaksvík and Tórshavn. A road leads to the other village on Fugloy, Kirkja in the south.

Population

Population estimates range from 5 to 44. According to [1] There were 17 people in the village as of 2006.

References

Hattarvík Wikipedia


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