Kirkjubøargarður (Kirkjubøur)
| museum, historic site
Faroe Islands /
Streymoy /
Kirkjubour /
Kirkjubøur /
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museum, house, historic site
Kirkjubøargarður (Faroese for Yard of Kirkjubøur, also known as King's Farm) is one of the oldest still inhabited wooden houses of the world. The farm itself has always been the largest in the Faroe Islands. The old farmhouse of Kirkjubøur dates back to the 11th century.
Though the farmhouse is a museum, the 17th generation of the Patursson Family, which has occupied it since 1550, is still living here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttCfDDcTHY
Though the farmhouse is a museum, the 17th generation of the Patursson Family, which has occupied it since 1550, is still living here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ttCfDDcTHY
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkjubøargarður
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 61°57'6"N 6°47'33"W
- Skopunafjørður 4.2 km
- Nólsoyarfjørður 5.7 km
- Hestsfjørður 5.8 km
- Faroe Islands 10 km
- Tangafjørður 15 km
- Vágafjørður 18 km
- Skálarfjørður 21 km
- Streymoy 22 km
- Vestmannasund 25 km
- Eysturoy 28 km