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15-623: The municipality covers the southern half of Streymoy island and adjacent minor islands and has an area of 173 km. It became an independent municipality in 1866 and is the largest in the Faroes. The municipality has a population of about 23,090 (March 2023) or 40.5% of the total population of the islands. It contains the following towns and villages: Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801: Tórshavn's municipal council consists of 13 members, elected every four years. Heim | Hagstova Føroya This Faroe Islands location article

30-410: A breeding site for seabirds , especially northern fulmars (75,000 pairs), European storm petrels (2500 pairs), European shags (150 pairs), great skuas (120 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (9000 pairs), Atlantic puffins (20,000 pairs) and black guillemots (300 pairs). There are about 24,682 inhabitants on the island (January 2020), which represents more than 45% of the whole population of

45-512: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Streymoy Streymoy ( Faroese pronunciation: [ˈstɾeɪ̯mɔɪ̯] , Danish : Strømø ) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands . The capital, Tórshavn , is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur , Koltur and Nólsoy . The island

60-426: Is also the chief port, the seat of the university and the commercial centre of the islands. The other important towns include: Vestmanna , the former ferry port in the west, Kollafjørður at the centre and the picturesque villages of Saksun and Tjørnuvík in the north. From a historic point of view the village of Kirkjubøur near the southern tip of the island is very important as it was an episcopal center during

75-642: Is an unusual effect of combining terraced housing with the idiosyncratic personal touch of the family living in it. A 17th-century farmhouse functions today as an open-air museum, part of the National Museum of the Faroe Islands . Important institutions in Hoyvík are the gymnasium and the Faroese Historical Museum. The first church in Hoyvík was finished in 2007. In 2005 a free trade agreement between

90-406: Is dominated by over 500-metre-high (1,640 ft) cliffs. The area is known as Vestmannabjørgini, which means Cliffs of Vestmanna . The beaches of Tórshavn, Vestmanna, Leynar , Kollafjørður , Hvalvík (meaning Whale Bay) and Tjørnuvík are officially approved grind beaches for whaling. Like the rest of the Faroe Islands there are numerous short streams and minor lakes. The main vegetation

105-415: Is grass, with no trees. Some of the villages have planted trees inside or just outside the village. These parks need to have fences around them in order to keep sheep out. Streymoy is separated from the nearby Eysturoy , the second-largest island of the Faroe Islands , by the sounds of Sundini and Tangafjørður . To the west lies the island of Vágar , and to the south the island of Sandoy , separated by

120-507: Is merged as a northern suburb of Tórshavn , the Faroese capital. Hoyvík is believed to be a very old settlement. An early source is the Færeyinga saga , a 13th-century recollection of earlier Viking oral recounts. Before the late 20th century the population was very low. Until the mid 19th century the entire population comprised one farm. A few more houses were built close to the farmland after

135-421: Is oblong in shape and stretches roughly in northwest–southeast direction with a length of 47 kilometres (29 miles) and a width of around 10 kilometres (6 miles). There are two deeply-indented fjords in the southeast: Kollafjørður and Kaldbaksfjørður. The island is mountainous (average height is 337 meter ), especially in the northwest, with the highest peak being Kopsenni (789 metres (2,589 ft)). That area

150-653: The Faroe Islands . The majority of them reside in the capital Tórshavn , which has a population of about 21,000 in the municipality, of whom 13,089 live in Tórshavn, 3,956 in Hoyvík , and 2,110 in Argir . Hoyvík and Argir are suburbs of Tórshavn, but they have grown together. Around 1,202 people live in Vestmanna , and 789 in Kollafjørður . Besides being the seat of the government, Tórshavn

165-553: The Middle Ages. List of villages All the settlements are connected by surfaced roads. The main entry road to Tórshavn passes through a 2.8 kilometres (1.7 mi) long tunnel. The connection to the island of Eysturoy is via Streymin Bridge over the Sundini sound. Since 2002, the almost 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long Vágar Tunnel has connected Streymoy to Vágar , thereby completing

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180-493: The Second World War. A real development boom has been in Hoyvík since about the early 1980s. The new houses have been built on land that was formerly considered farmer outfields. The architecture of some of these newer houses include detached and terraced housing. The purchaser of one of these terraced houses, buys the two outer walls , but then builds the house itself in colours and design of their own choice. The result

195-517: The Vestmannasund and Skopunarfjørður respectively. Three additional smaller islands are situated around the southern tip of Streymoy and belong to the Streymoy sýsla : Koltur , Hestur and Nólsoy ; all of which are incorporated into Tórshavn Municipality . The north-east coastline of the island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as

210-633: The islands of Suðuroy and Nólsoy from the ferry port in Tórshavn . A scheduled ferry connects Tórshavn with Hirtshals in Denmark and Seyðisfjörður in Iceland . The closest airport is Vágar Airport on Vágar island (35 minutes by car); it is the only airport in the Faroe Islands. Hoyv%C3%ADk Hoyvík is a town in the Faroe Islands . It is part of the Tórshavn Municipality , and de facto

225-530: The road connections of the three "mainland" islands. Since December 2020, the Eysturoyartunnilin has connected southern Streymoy to Eysturoy. One undersea tunnel is currently under construction: the Sandoyartunnilin connecting Streymoy to Sandoy (due to open in 2023). Streymoy is connected by regular ferry service to the island of Sandoy from the ferry port of Gamlarætt near Kirkjubøur , and to

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