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Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
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Kirkjubøur (Danish: Kirkebø) is the southernmost village on Streymoy. The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church (Olavskirkjan), from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century.
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Never completed, its walls are being dried out for restoration as of February 2020. The cathedral, less roof and tower, was built when Kirkjubøur was the most important place in the islands. It's hardly surprising that it should have been overtaken by Torshavn with its better anchorage but quite astonishing that the cathedral could ever have progressed as far as it did in this tiny community.
Faroese: Ólavskirkjan, Danish: Olavskirken
The last of several churches to occupy this site. Its gates suggest something grander within but it is very plain, though far from unpleasant. Wonderfully carved pew ends from an earlier building can now be seen in Torshavn Museum.
A museum using part of a farmhouse, with the owners living in the other part. It is one of the oldest and still inhabited wooden houses in the world.
Road no. 54 connects Kirkjubøur with Velbastaður and Tórshavn. From Tórshavn city centre to Kirkjubøur it is 12 km. The bus runs here, and the road is also suitable for cyclists.
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