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'''Rituvík''' ({{ |
'''Rituvík''' ({{langx|da|Ridevig}}) is a village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of [[Eysturoy]] located in the municipality of Runavíkar. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means ''Kittiwake Cove''.<ref name="stamps">{{cite book|first=Don|last=Brandt|title=More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands|url=http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf|access-date=2008-09-04|volume=1|year=2006|publisher=Postverk Føroya|location=Tórshavn|isbn=99918-3-191-6|page=35|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130140/http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref> |
Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means ''Kittiwake Cove''.<ref name="stamps">{{cite book|first=Don|last=Brandt|title=More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands|url=http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf|access-date=2008-09-04|volume=1|year=2006|publisher=Postverk Føroya|location=Tórshavn|isbn=99918-3-191-6|page=35|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130140/http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf|archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref> |
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==Population== |
==Population== |
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Up until 2023 the population is 323. |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 23:35, 22 October 2024
Rituvík | |
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Village | |
 Rituvík in Eysturoy, Faroe Islands | |
  Rituvík Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°6′25″N 6°40′58″W / 62.10694°N 6.68278°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavíkar kommuna |
| Founded | 1873 |
| Population (March 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 322 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 640 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Rituvík (Danish: Ridevig) is a village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar.
History
[edit]Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove.[2] Its postal code is FO 640 and it had a Post Office for the three years 1964–1967.[2]
Population
[edit]Up until 2023 the population is 323.
References
[edit]- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ a b Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 35. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
See also
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