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    on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands. Hósvík was at one point called Thórsvík or...
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    part of Sundalagið region. Sunda kommuna contains the following villages: Hósvík Norðskáli Hvalvík Streymnes Haldórsvík Oyri Oyrarbakki Tjørnuvík Gjógv Langasandur...
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    ferry from Hósvík to Oyrarbakki. Until 1976, traffic from Tórshavn to the Skálafjørður and Leirvík had to take either the car crossing from Hósvík to Selatrað...
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    Streymoy 62°1′32″N 6°45′32″W / 62.02556°N 6.75889°W / 62.02556; -6.75889 Hósvík 299 FO 420 Sunda Streymoy 62°9′17″N 6°56′25″W / 62.15472°N 6.94028°W...
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    Elduvík, Oyndarfjørður and Skála fused with Runavík. Gjógv, Haldarsvík, Hósvík, Hvalvík and Saksun fused with Sunda municipality. Hestur, Kirkjubøur and...
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    villages Tjørnuvík Haldarsvík Langasandur Nesvík Streymnes Hvalvík Saksun Hósvík Kollafjørður Signabøur Leynar Kvívík Vestmanna Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbak Sund...
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    connection between Southern Eysturoy and Northern Eysturoy. Replaced the Hósvík-Selatrað ferry crossing. Leynartunnilin 1977 760 2,490 Leynar and the valley...
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  • water sites in Hellur, and seawater sites in Oyndarfjørður, Haldarsvík, Hósvík and Kollafjørður. Produce is Atlantic salmon. In Ireland, Mowi operates...
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    the Faroese capital Tórshavn (Thor's Harbor) named after him, but so is Hósvík (hós- comes from tórs-, and -vík means bay). Accordingly, Thursday (Thor...
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  • in the Sundalagið region. The host town alternates between Kollafjørður, Hósvík and Hvalvík. Jóansøka is in the last weekend of June, or the Saturday nearest...
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    Bridge (1943) and Norðoyatunnilin (1946) had suspended the ferry between Hósvík and Selatrað (1976) and Tórshavn-Toftir-Strendur (2003). The Sandoyartunnilin...
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  • 3 23.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 Hestur 1 6.7 3 20.0 6 40.0 0 0.0 4 26.7 0 0.0 1 6.7 Hósvík 21 10.1 38 18.4 67 32.4 8 3.9 39 18.8 21 10.1 13 6.3 Hov 8 11.3 14 19.7...
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    Tjørnuvík, Haldórsvík, Langasandur, Nesvík, Hvalvík, Streymnes, Við Áir, Hósvík and the Norðuri í Sundum neighbourhood of Kollafjørdur. The Eysturoy side...
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    Gøtugjógv Gøtegjov Haldarsvík Haldersvig Hattarvík Hattervig Hellur Heller Hósvík Thorsvig Hov Hove Hoyvík Højvig Húsar Husum Húsavík Husevig Hvalba Hvalbø...
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    parents were Óla Jákup Djurhuus (1832–1909) and Else Marie née Poulsen, from Hósvík (1847–1897). He was a great-grandson of Jens Christian Djurhuus. Djurhuus...
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    Faroes Ltd, Hósvík, regaining the name Athena. In 2008, she was renamed Athena II, returning to Athena in 2009. Her port of registry was Hósvík and Athena...
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  • Kolbeinagjógv and south of Kollafjørður. A car ferry operated between Hósvík and Selatrað until 1976. Another ferry operated between Tórshavn, Toftir...
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    festival, Sundslagsstevna, is celebrated alternatingly in Kollafjørður, Hósvík and Hvalvík in early July. Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773–1853), who lived...
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