Runavík
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised veelage in the Faroe Islands. It lees on the sooth hauf o the isle o Eysturoy. The municipality o the same name incorporates 14 settlements[1] includin Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður, Funningsfjørður, Funningur, Elduvík an Oyndarfjørður which thegither form a lang, narrae residential connurbation ower 10 kilometre lang follaein the east bank Skálafjørður (a fjord). As o 2010 the municipality haed a total population o 3,797 inhabitants,[1] a rise o ower 100 in five years. This maks it the third lairgest toun in the Faroe Islands.
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[edit] Port
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Foondit in 1916, Runavík haes an important port, oreeginally uised predominantly bi fishin boats but nou an aw a key supply base for the North Sea ile industry as well as a trans-shipment port for freight tae an frae Europe.[2] The harbor unnerwent development in the late 1990s.[3]
[edit] Skálafjarðartunnilin
A massive infrastructur project haes been mootit tae build an 11km-lang sub-sea tunnel atween Runavík an Tórshavn bi 2016 therebi significantly reducin travel times tae the caipital.[4][5]
[edit] Sport
The local fitbaa team is NSÍ Runavík.
[edit] Sister Ceeties
Runavík is twinned wi
[edit] See an aw
[edit] Freemit airtins
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Runavík Municipality. Tourist Information Centres in Eysturoy. Retrieved on 5 Januar 2012. .
- ↑ Atlantic Supply Base. Runavíkar Kommuna. Retrieved on Error: Invalid time.. .
- ↑ (1999) Hart's E&P.. Hart Publications. Retrieved on 5 January 2011.
- ↑ Maritime & Related Optimism at Port of Runavík. Faroes Business Report 2010 (25 April, 2010). Retrieved on 5 Januar 2012. .
- ↑ Tunnel development group. Skalafjardartunnilin.fo. Retrieved on 5 Januar 2012. .
