Tórshavn
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Tórshavn
Summary
Tórshavn is a town[1]. Tórshavn ranks in the top 0.52% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,120 views/month, #49 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Tórshavn is located in Tórshavn Municipality[3].
- Tórshavn is in the country of Faroe Islands[4].
- Tórshavn is in the country of Denmark[5].
- Tórshavn is on the body of water Sandá River[6].
- Tórshavn's instance of is recorded as town[7].
- Thor is named after Tórshavn[8].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Asker[9].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Garðabær[10].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Reykjavík[11].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mariehamn[12].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Birkerød Municipality[13].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Riolunato[14].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jakobstad[15].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Copenhagen[16].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Helsinki[17].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nuuk[18].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oslo[19].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stockholm[20].
- Tórshavn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esbjerg[21].
- Tórshavn's postal code is recorded as FO 100[22].
- Tórshavn's Commons category is recorded as Tórshavn[23].
- Tórshavn's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[24].
- Tórshavn's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[25].
- 901 marks the founding of Tórshavn[26].
- Tórshavn's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.00981, 'lon': -6.77135}[27].
Body
Geography
Country listings include Faroe Islands[4], an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark[28], in Kingdom of Denmark[29], founded in 1948[30] and Denmark[5], a state[31], in Kingdom of Denmark[32], founded in 0800[33]. Tórshavn is located in Tórshavn Municipality[3]. Tórshavn is on the body of water Sandá River[6].
Physical Characteristics
Tórshavn covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+117'}[34]. Tórshavn sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+24'}[35]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13123'}[36], {'amount': '+12296'}[37], {'amount': '+12468'}[38], {'amount': '+12327'}[39], {'amount': '+11607'}[40], and {'amount': '+12852'}[41].
Designation and Status
Tórshavn's instance of is recorded as town[7].
History and Context
901 marks the founding of Tórshavn[26]. Thor is named after Tórshavn[8].
Why It Matters
Tórshavn ranks in the top 0.52% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,120 views/month, #49 of 9,456).[2] Tórshavn has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] Tórshavn is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]