Haraldssund

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Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.

• 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 on the west coast by a tunnel. To the east, it is linked to the town of Klaksvik on Borðoy 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 community here many years ago.

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

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

 

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