Tórshavn facts for kids

Tinganes government buildings.

Tórshavn (Danish: Thorshavn) is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands, a part of the Kingdom of Denmark. As of 2008, the city has a population of 13,000, with the urban area populated by 19,000 people in total.

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Skansin fort has been rebuilt several times since it was first built in 1580. The current building dates back to 1790
Tórshavn in 1839, by Barthélemy Lauvergne
Tórshavn in 1864, the Løgting (parliament) is at top left
Tórshavn Harbour Ferry Terminal, view towards Tinganes and 'Vesturbýur' The Western Town
Tórsvøllur, the home stadium of the Faroe Islands national football team
A map of Tórshavn showing road links
Tórshavn Cathedral and Bryggjubakki street (left) and Undir Bryggjubakka street (right) at the centre of the city
The writers William Heinesen and Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, 1918 (both at the age of 18)
Eystaravág
City bus on the Norðari Ringvegur
View over central Tórshavn
Vestaravág
Niels Finsens Gøta
The British cannon at Skansin
Tórshavn cathedral
Bryggjubakki street at night
The municipal park
Alleys of Tinganes
Tórshavn from Oyggjarvegur

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