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]