Norðtoftir
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Norðtoftir is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy
in the Hvannasund
municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736.
Norðtoftir is situated on the east coast of Borðoys at the end of the second tunnel on the road from Klaksvik
. Larger settlements in the surroundings are Norðdepil
and Hvannasund
which can be reached continuing along the road. The writer Herman Bang
liked to spend time in Norðtoftir. He wrote many of his works here.
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...
in the Hvannasund
Hvannasund
Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark....
municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736.
Norðtoftir is situated on the east coast of Borðoys at the end of the second tunnel on the road from Klaksvik
Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands ....
. Larger settlements in the surroundings are Norðdepil
Norðdepil
Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 169 *Postal Code: FO-730*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna...
and Hvannasund
Hvannasund
Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark....
which can be reached continuing along the road. The writer Herman Bang
Herman Bang
Herman Joachim Bang was a Danish author, one of the men of the Modern Breakthrough.-Biography:Bang was born into a noble family of Asserballe, on the small Danish island of Als, the son of a South Jutlandic vicar...
liked to spend time in Norðtoftir. He wrote many of his works here.