Kaldbak
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
62°3′47″N 6°49′34″W / 62.06306°N 6.82611°W / 62.06306; -6.82611
Kingdom of Denmark
Faroe Islands (March 2023)[1]
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Kaldbak (Danish: Kalbak) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður.
History
Excavations show that Kaldbak was already inhabited by the 11th century. The parish church in Kaldbak was built in 1835. The village was only connected to the Streymoy road system in 1980.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Kaldbak include:
- Knút Wang (1917–1976), journalist and politician
See also
References
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaldbak.
- Faroeislands.dk: Kaldbak Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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