Rituvík is a small village on the southeast side of the Faroese island of Eysturoy

Eysturoy

Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...

 located in the municipality of Runavíkar. Founded in 1873, its current church was built in 1855. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove.

The 2002 population was 256. Its postal code is FO 640 and it had a Post Office for the three years 1964-1967.

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands