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    Kaldbak (Danish: Kalbak) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern...
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    of the river and relates to Kaldbak. When the road to Tórshavn opened in 1980 this connected both Kaldbaksbotnur and Kaldbak to the island's road network...
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    Later, even more municipalities joined the Tórshavn municipality. In 1978 Kaldbak, in 1997 Argir, in 2001 Kollafjørður, and finally in 2005, Kirkjubøur,...
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    Faroese journalist and politician for the People's Party. Wang was born in Kaldbak. As a young man he went to sea, and he later moved to Tórshavn to work...
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    contains the following towns and villages: Tórshavn Argir Hoyvík Hvítanes Kaldbak Kaldbaksbotnur Kirkjubøur Velbastaður Kollafjørður Oyrareingir Signabøur...
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    with Klaksvík. Mykines fused with Sørvágur. On 1 January 1997 Argir and Kaldbak fused with Tórshavn. On 1 August 1948 Funningur split into Funningur and...
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    Saksun Hósvík Kollafjørður Signabøur Leynar Kvívík Vestmanna Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbak Sund Norðradalur Hvítanes Hoyvík Tórshavn Argir Syðradalur Velbastaður...
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  • National Museum of the Faroe Islands, the Natural History Museum, and the Kaldbak Marine Biological Laboratory (Faroese: Havlívfrøðiliga Royndarstøðin) to...
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    gives an account of Svanr, a wizard, who was welcomed into the mountain Kaldbak after he drowned at sea. The belief in entering into hills, such as Þorisbjorg...
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    Eysturoy 62°8′21″N 6°45′24″W / 62.13917°N 6.75667°W / 62.13917; -6.75667 Kaldbak 218 FO 180 Tórshavnar Streymoy 62°3′47″N 6°49′34″W / 62.06306°N 6.82611°W...
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