Rituvík | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Faroe Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Eysturoy |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Runavíkar kommuna |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1873 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | March 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 322 |
Timezone Dst: | EST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 62.1069°N -6.6828°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | FO 640 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfc |
Rituvík (da|Ridevig) is a village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar.
Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1955. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove.[2] Its postal code is FO 640 and it had a Post Office for the three years 1964–1967.
Up until 2023 the population is 323.