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Bookmark & shareTórshavn is high on picturesque charm but low on much action of any kind, so if you're looking to party you'll be disappointed. But a stroll around Tinganes, the small peninsula where the town began a thousand years ago, is enough to endear it to just about anyone.
Fast Facts
Population
16,500
Electrical Plugs
220V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: Faroese
Country Dialing Code
+298
Weights & Measures
Metric
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