Tórshavn
| Tórshavn Thorshavn |
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| Eik-name(s): Havn | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°0′42″N 6°46′3″W / 62.01167°N 6.7675°W | |||
| State |  Denmark |
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| Constituent KIntra |  Faroe Islands |
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| Municipality | Tórshavn municipality | ||
| Foondit | 10t century | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| - Mayor | Heðin Mortensen (Javnaðarflokkurin) | ||
| Aurie | |||
| - Laund | 158 km2 (61 sq mi) | ||
| Hicht | 24 m (79 ft) | ||
| Indwallers (2007) | |||
| - Ceety | 13,000 | ||
| - Densitie | 78/km2 (202/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 20,000 (2,011) | ||
| - Metro densitie |
125/km2 (323.7/sq mi) | ||
| population-ranking: 1st | |||
| Postal code | 100 | ||
| Wabsteid | http://www.torshavn.fo/ | ||
Tórshavn (IPA: [ˈtʰɔuʂhaun]; Dens: Thorshavn) is the caipital an lairgest toun o the Faroe Islands. It is locatit in the soothren pairt on the east coast o Streymoy. Tae the north wast o the toun lies the 347-metre (1,138 ft) heich muntain Húsareyn, an tae the soothwast, the 350-metre (1,150 ft) heich Kirkjubøreyn. The ceety itsel haes a population o 19,000 (2008). The ceety wis foondit in the 10t century.
The Vikings established their parliament on the Tingenes peninsula in Tórshavn 825, thus Tórshavn wis made caipital o Faroe Islands an haes remained so iver syne. Aw through the Middle Ages the narrae peninsula juttin oot intae the sea made up the main part o Tórshavn. Sources dae no mention a built-up aurie in Tórshavn till efter the Protestant Reformation in 1539. Early on, Tórshavn became the center o the monopoly trade, therebi being the anerlie legal place for the islanders tae sell an buy guids. In 1856, the trade monopoly wis abolished an the islands wur left open tae free trade. The toun haes grown rapidly iver syne the turn o the 20t century intae the undisputit admeenistrative, economic an cultural center o the Faroes.
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Etymology[edit]
The name o the toun means Thor's Harbour, an it mey be named efter the god o thunder an lichtnin in Norse meethology; thus the town's coat o airms shows Thor's hammer Mjolnir, but mair likely it wis named efter the first settler whose name then wis Thor. The Faroese uisually refer tae their caipital as Havn - harbour.
Internaitional relations[edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties[edit]
Tórshavn is twinned wi:
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