Toftir

Toftir () is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy island. The highest hill in Toftir, called Húkslond, is 129 meters high, and Nes Municipality is the only area in the Faroes which has no mountains above 200 meters.

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Place details

Locality: Saltnes
Region: Eysturoy
Country: Føroyar
Population: 964
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Toftir
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Toftir, Faroe Islands.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Toftir in late June 2004
Settlement.pushpin_map: Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Eysturoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Nes Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2025
Settlement.population_total: 1067

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Wikidata facts

Population: 864
Image: Toftir, Faroe Islands.JPG

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Article

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Contents

History
Local economy
Fredericks Church
Sport
People from Toftir
See also
References
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The Lake Toftir area was the first area in the Faroe Islands to become a Nature reserve in the 1980s, and in 2006 Nes Municipality, in cooperation with neighbouring Runavík Municipality, joined a network of local authorities in the Nordic countries working to halt the loss of biodiversity in their local areas.