Klaksvík

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Klaksvík is the second-largest town in the Faroe Islands, known as an important fishing and commercial center located on the island of Borðoy.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Klaksvík canonical 25
Faro 1
Klaksvík (via Leirvík and Norðoyatunnilin) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
connectedBy Norðoyatunnilin
country Faroe Islands
governedBy Klaksvík Municipality
hasClimate oceanic climate
hasCulturalActivity festivals
music
hasEconomicImportanceFor Faroe Islands
hasEconomicSector retail trade
services
shipping
hasEducationalInstitution primary schools
secondary school
hasFishingFleet local fishing vessels
hasFootballClub KÍ Klaksvík
linked to: Klaksvík
hasGeographicFeature fjord-like bay
surrounding mountains
hasHarbour Klaksvík harbour
hasHealthcareFacility local health centre
hasIsland Borðoy
hasMunicipalCouncil Klaksvík town council
hasMunicipalStatusSince 20th century
hasPopulationRank 2 in Faroe Islands
hasPortFunction commercial port
fishing port
hasPostalCode FO-700
hasRegion Norðoyar
hasReligiousBuilding Christianskirkjan
hasReligiousDenomination Church of the Faroe Islands
hasSports football
handball
hasStadium Injector Arena
hasTransport bus connections
ferry connections
languageUsed Faroese
localName Klaksvík
locatedIn island of Borðoy
region of Norðoyar
locatedInBodyOfWater North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
NorðoyatunnilinConnectsTo Leirvík
partOf Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
primaryIndustry fish processing
fishing
role commercial centre
fishing centre
secondLargestSettlementIn Faroe Islands
timeZone UTC+0
timeZoneDST UTC+1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (30)

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

Viðoy hasRoadConnectionTo Klaksvík
Borðoy hasMajorSettlement Klaksvík
Borðoy hasTown Klaksvík
Borðoy hasPort Klaksvík harbour
linked to: Klaksvík
Borðoy hasPopulationCenter Klaksvík
Fuglafjørður roadConnectedTo Klaksvík (via Leirvík and Norðoyatunnilin)
linked to: Klaksvík
Norðragøta nearbyTown Klaksvík
Faroese people populationCenter Klaksvík
municipality of Klaksvík governs town of Klaksvík
linked to: Klaksvík
Region Norðoyar hasMajorTown Klaksvík
Region Norðoyar largestTown Klaksvík
Norðoyri near Klaksvík
Norðoyri hasRoadConnectionTo Klaksvík
Norðoyri hasNearbyTown Klaksvík
Árnafjørður roadConnectedTo Klaksvík
Strond locatedNear Klaksvík
Norðoyar hasTown Klaksvík
Norðoyar administrativeCentre Klaksvík
Klaksvík hasFootballClub KÍ Klaksvík
linked to: Klaksvík
Klaksvík localName Klaksvík
Bordoy hasSettlement Klaksvík
Bordoy hasMainTown Klaksvík
N2 road passesThrough Faro
linked to: Klaksvík