Hvalvík

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Hvalvík is a small coastal village in the Faroe Islands known for its traditional wooden church and scenic fjord-side setting.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hvalvík canonical 5
Kvívík 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
village
connectedByRoadTo Tórshavn
country Faroe Islands
daylightSavingTimeZone UTC+1
governedBy Sunda Municipality council
linked to: Sunda Municipality
hasBuildingType traditional turf-roofed houses
hasClimate subpolar oceanic climate
hasCoastlineOn Sundini fjord
hasCulturalHeritage Faroese fishing village culture
traditional Faroese church architecture
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale services
hasFeature scenic fjord-side setting
traditional wooden church
hasNeighbour Streymnes
hasPopulationScale small village
hasPostalCode FO 430
hasRegion Northern Streymoy
linked to: Streymoy
hasReligiousAffiliationMajority Lutheranism
hasReligiousBuilding Hvalvík Church
hasScenicCharacteristic narrow fjord shoreline
steep surrounding hills
hasScenicViewOf Sundini fjord
hasSettlementType coastal village
hasTraditionalArchitecture Faroese wooden houses
hasTransport road connections
Hvalvík Church architecturalStyle traditional Faroese wooden church
Hvalvík Church country Faroe Islands
Hvalvík Church denomination Church of the Faroe Islands
Hvalvík Church instanceOf Lutheran church
Hvalvík Church locatedIn Hvalvík
Hvalvík Church material wood
locatedIn Streymoy
Sunda Municipality
locatedInArchipelago Faroe Islands
locatedInFjord Sundini fjord
locatedNorthOf Tórshavn
locatedOn North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

island of Streymoy
linked to: Streymoy
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Faroe Islands
Sunda Municipality
primaryLanguage Faroese
region Eysturoy–Streymoy area
linked to: Eysturoy
timeZone UTC+0
twinVillageWith Streymnes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Streymoy hasVillage Hvalvík
Streymoy hasVillage Kvívík
linked to: Hvalvík
Streymnes locatedNear Hvalvík