Kirkjubøur
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Kirkjubøur is a historic village in the Faroe Islands known for its medieval church ruins, traditional wooden farmhouses, and role as a former ecclesiastical and cultural center.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human settlement
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village ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Tórshavn Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Faroese cultural heritage
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medieval Faroese church history ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Streymoy region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subpolar oceanic climate ⓘ |
| country | Faroe Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic village ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | Roykstovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFarm | Kirkjubøargarður NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Kirkjubøargarður farm
NERFINISHED
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Magnus Cathedral ruins NERFINISHED ⓘ Roykstovan NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint Olav’s Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Saint Olav’s Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuinsOf | Magnus Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalArchitecture |
medieval stone church structures
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turf-roofed wooden houses ⓘ |
| heritage | one of the oldest inhabited sites in the Faroe Islands ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
medieval administrative center of the Faroe Islands
ⓘ
medieval religious center of the Faroe Islands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural center of the Faroe Islands
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former ecclesiastical center ⓘ medieval church ruins ⓘ traditional wooden farmhouses ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Faroese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Streymoy
NERFINISHED
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Tórshavn Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
North Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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island of Streymoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks |
island of Hestur
NERFINISHED
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island of Koltur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationStatus | small village ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | former episcopal see of the Faroe Islands ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+0 ⓘ |
| tourism | popular tourist destination in the Faroe Islands ⓘ |
| transport | road connection to Tórshavn ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf | Bishop of the Faroe Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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