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Torshavn, Faroes

Tórshavn

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[Flag of Torshavn] image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 24 April 2010


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Description of the flag

Flag of Torshavn is, according to these photos, white with blue border and town emblem in middle: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Torshavn_town_hall.jpg
http://www.torshavn.fo/SiteFiles/Public/1/Temp/71b76d04-251c-43ce-8c59-ee153eca9f4a.jpg

Town emblem can be seen here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T%C3%B3rshavn_Insigna.png

About Torshavn from Wikipedia:
"Tórshavn is the capital and largest town of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the north west of the town lies the 347-metre (1,138 ft) high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350-metre (1,150 ft) high Kirkjubøreyn.  The city itself has a population of 19,000 (2008). The city was founded in the 10th century and may well be the oldest capital in Northern Europe."

More about Torshavn:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%B3rshavn
http://www.torshavn.fo/
Aleksandar Nemet, 10 April 2010

Using the data provided above, I made the image of the flag. Lacking a better idea, I used medium blue (B) for the border.
António Martins-Tuválkin
, 24 April 2010