Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...

 situated on the island of Kunoy

Kunoy

Kunoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands between Kalsoy and Borðoy .- Settlements and transport :...

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• Population: 70
• Postal code (Zip): FO 785
• Location: 62°16′20"N 6°36′7"W
• Municipality: Kunoyar

Haralssund is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy

Kunoy, Kunoy

Kunoy is a municipality and village, and seat of Kunoy island in the Faroe Islands. As of 2006 it had a population of 64....

 on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is linked
to the town of Klaksvík

Klaksvík

Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....

 on Borðoy

Borðoy

Borðoy is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík , Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north...

 by a dam. The tunnel and the dam were built in the late 1980s.

2 kilometers south of the village there is a small ruin. Legend says that there was a Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

community here many years ago.

External links

• Faroeislands.dk: Haraldssund Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.