Place:Tórshavn, Streymoy, Faroe Islands

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NameTórshavn
Alt namesThorshavnsource: Wikipedia
Torshamnsource: Wikipedia
Torshavnsource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
Tórshavnsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates62.017°N 6.767°W
Located inStreymoy, Faroe Islands     (1200 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 13,891 (2022), and the greater urban area has a population of 21,078.

The Norse (Scandinavians) established their parliament on the Tinganes peninsula in AD 850. Tórshavn thus became the capital of the Faroe Islands and has remained so ever since. Early on, Tórshavn became the centre of the islands' trade monopoly, thereby being the only legal place for the islanders to sell and buy goods. In 1856, the trade monopoly was abolished and the islands were left open to free trade.

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