Tórshavn

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Image:Tinganes.jpg Tórshavn (Danish: Thorshavn, Icelandic: Þórshöfn, Swedish: Torshamn) is the capital of the Faroe Islands. The city is located in Tórshavn municipality on southern Streymoy island and has 19,000 inhabitants. The name of the city means Thor's Harbour, named after the god of thunder and lightning in Norse Mythology.

The Faroese parliament, the Løgting, is located in the historic Tinganes peninsula of Tórshavn. To the northwest of the town lies the 347 metre high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350 metre high Kirkjubøreyn.

The city was founded in the 10th century, and was temporarily occupied during World War II by the British (1941-1945), following the German invasion of mainland Denmark.

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Population progression

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Progression of the population of Tórshavn since 1801:

Year	Population
1801	554
1854	approx. 900
1900	1656
1925	2896
1950	5607
1975	11,329
1980	12,641
1985	13,507
1990	14,689
1995	13,781
1997	15,844
1998	16,121
1999	16,469
2000	17,777
2001	18,067
2002	18,420
2005	19,282
2020*	23,000
*Forecast