List of postal codes in the Faroe Islands
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The postal code
s in the Faroe Islands
by the postal service Postverk Føroya
use the country's code
FO, e.g. FO 927 Akrar.
In the Faroese language
, names of locations are inflected and can stand in dative on addresses, like: FO 927 Økrum (Akrar means acres; if someone lives "in the acres", he is living in whom? - thus dative). However, this is not relevant for letters from abroad, but maybe interesting for philatelists
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Faroe Islands
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by the postal service Postverk Føroya
Postverk Føroya
Posta is the postal service of the Faroe Islands and was founded on 1 April 1976 under the Home Rule of the Faroe Islands. On 16 December 2005, it became a public joint stock company under the name P/F Postverk Føroya ....
use the country's code
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FO, e.g. FO 927 Akrar.
In the Faroese language
Faroese language
Faroese , is an Insular Nordic language spoken by 48,000 people in the Faroe Islands and about 25,000 Faroese people in Denmark and elsewhere...
, names of locations are inflected and can stand in dative on addresses, like: FO 927 Økrum (Akrar means acres; if someone lives "in the acres", he is living in whom? - thus dative). However, this is not relevant for letters from abroad, but maybe interesting for philatelists
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Town/Village | Postal Code |
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Akrar Akrar Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of Suðuroy, and was founded in the year 1817.-External links:... |
927 |
Argir Argir Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB... |
160 |
Argir Argir Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB... (P.O. box) |
165 |
Ánir Ánir Ánir , also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 18- General :... |
726 |
Árnafjørður Árnafjørður Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of... |
727 |
Bøur Bøur Bøur is a village in the Sørvágs Kommuna of the Faroe Islands, 4 km west of Sørvágur, with a population of 70 . Its location is and its postal code is FO 386.... |
386 |
Dalur Dalur Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy.The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese.A little road leads from Dalur to the south-tip of the island... |
235 |
Depil Depil Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 2*Location: *Postal code : FO 735*Municipality: HvannasundsDepil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir.The village has only two inhabitants.... |
735 |
Eiði Eiði Eiði is a large village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands Its name means isthmus in the Faroese language. The town has a population of 669In the center of the village there is a large stone church from 1881... |
470 |
Elduvík Elduvík Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 23 is split into two parts by a small river. The church in Elduvík dates from 1952... |
478 |
Fámjin Fámjin Fámjin is a village, located in the middle of the coastline on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. It has a population of around 100.... |
870 |
Froðba Froðba Froðba is a village located farthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village has eventually merged with the harbour-city of Tvøroyri.... |
825 |
Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".* Population: 1562* Location: * Postal code : FO 530* Municipality: Fuglafjardar* Football team: ÍF Fuglafjørður... |
530 |
Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name . It was founded in 1812, with Elduvikar as its municipality.There was a whaling station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913.... |
477 |
Funningur Funningur Funningur is a town on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the north-west coast of Eysturoy . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.... |
475 |
Gásadalur Gásadalur Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines.Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the... |
387 |
Gjógv Gjógv Gjógv |geo]]) is a village located on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands and 63 km north by road from the capital of Tórshavn... |
476 |
Glyvrar Glyvrar Glyvrar is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands.It is one of several villages on the eastside of Skalafjørður that have grown into a 10 kilometre long conurbation.In Glyvrar there is a museum called ’Bygdasavnid Forni’... |
625 |
Gøta | 510 |
Gøtueiði Gøtueiði Gøtueiði a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes... |
666 |
Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv, Nordagota and Sydrugota are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east-side of the island of Eysturoy.... |
511 |
Haldarsvík Haldarsvík Haldarsvik is a small village located on the north-east coast of Streymoyin the Sunda Kommuna municipality. In the center of the village there is a small cataract.... |
440 |
Haraldssund Haraldssund Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.*Population: 70*Postal code : FO 785*Location: *Municipality: Kunoyar... |
785 |
Hattarvík Hattarvík Hattarvík is a small village on Fugloy, Faroe Islands and the most eastern place in the country.*Population: 17 *Postal code : FO 767*Location: *Municipality: Fugloyar kommuna... |
767 |
Hellur Hellur Hellur is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Oyndarfjørður , located on the east-side of Eysturoy. Part of the municipality of Fuglafjørður. Hellur was founded in 1849 by people from Lambi.-External links:... |
695 |
Hestur Hestur Hestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. Located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest... |
280 |
Hósvík Hósvík Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast.*Population: 281*Postal code : FO 420*Location: *Municipality: Sunda Kommuna... |
420 |
Hov Hov, Faroe Islands *Population: 133*Postal code : FO 960*Location: *Municipality: HovsHov is a village located on Suduroy’s east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980’s... |
960 |
Hoyvík Hoyvík Hoyvík is the third largest town in the Faroe Islands. It has grown in size for many years and is now merged with Tórshavn becoming a northern suburb of the Faroese capital. A person from Hoyvík is known as a hoyvíkingur.... |
188 |
Húsar Húsar Húsar is a village on the East side of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands. It is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. The church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day... |
796 |
Húsavík Húsavík Húsavík is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,237 inhabitants.-Overview:The income of the inhabitants is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry... |
230 |
Hvalba Hvalba Hvalba is a village and a municipality, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The total population of Hvalba Municipality was 723 as of 1 January 2010; the population of Hvalba and Nes was 626 and the population of Sandvík was 97. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe... |
850 |
Hvalvík Hvalvík Hvalvík is a village in the Faroe Islands, located in a valley on the east coast of the island of Streymoy.It is the southern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river Stórá. The northern half which is approximately the same size is called... |
430 |
Hvannasund Hvannasund Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark.... |
740 |
Hvítanes Hvítanes Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands, noted for its beauty . It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.*Population: 99*Postal code : FO 187*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar... |
187 |
Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur is a village in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy. It is on the west side of Skalafjørður . It was founded in 1884.*Population: 82*Postal code : FO 494*Location: *Municipality: Sjóvar-External links:... |
494 |
Kaldbak Kaldbak Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast.*Population: 219*Postal code : FO 180*Location: *Municipality: TorshavnarExcavations show that Kaldbak was inhabited already in the 11th century.... |
180 |
Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.-Geography:Kaldbaksbotnur is located on the east coast of Streymoy. The village consists two farms. One farm is located in the bottom of Kaldbaksfjørður western side of the river and this farm is also called Northern part of... |
185 |
Kirkja Kirkja Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. Its Postal code is FO 766.Kirkja is one of two villages on the island of Fugloy that are connected both by the road built in the 1980s and by the ferry that connects both Kirkja and Hattarvík to Hvannasund on the larger island of Viðoy,... |
766 |
Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands and the country's most important historical site.It is located on the west coast and has a view towards the islands Hestur and Koltur.-History:... |
175 |
Klaksvík Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands .... |
700 |
Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2007 population was 39. Its postal code is FO 495.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
495 |
Kollafjørður Kollafjørður Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands located on the island of Streymoy at 62°7′6″N, 6°54′20″W with a population of 822. Its postal code is FO 410. It is part of the Tórshavnar municipality.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
410 |
Koltur Koltur Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north of Hestur. The island has just one settlement: Koltur. It was abandoned in the 1980s by the sheep-farmers whose flocks grazed on the southern part of the island. Since then only two people have returned , and... |
285 |
Kunoy | 780 |
Kvívík Kvívík Kvívík is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.... |
340 |
Lambareiði Lambareiði Lambareiði is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 7. Its postal code is FO 626.-External links:*-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands* List of places with fewer than ten residents... |
626 |
Lambi Lambi Lambi, locally known as Lamba , is a small village in the bottom of the inlet Lambavík on the East coast of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.There are similarly named places, Lamba in Shetland and Lambay in Ireland.-Settlement:... |
627 |
Langasandur Langasandur Langasandur is a village located at 62°14′14″N, 7°3′13″W on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 35. Its postal code is FO 438.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
438 |
Leirvík Leirvík Leirvík is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has 867 inhabitants... |
520 |
Leynar Leynar Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. The 2005 population was 120. Its postal code is FO 335. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor... |
335 |
Ljósá Ljósá Ljósá is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Eiðis municipality. The 2005 population was 33. Its postal code is FO 466. It was founded in 1840.-External links:*-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
466 |
Lopra Lopra Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy with the postal code FO 926. In 2009 its population was 96. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands... |
926 |
Miðvágur Miðvágur Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island... |
370 |
Mikladalur Mikladalur Mikladalur is a village on the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 797. The town's stone church dates from 1856. A tunnel to Trøllanes was completed in 1985.-External links:*... |
797 |
Morskranes Morskranes Morskranes is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar kommuna. The 2005 population was 45. Its postal code is FO 496.Morskranes can translate roughly as "Moors of the Corner".-External links:* -See also:... |
496 |
Múli Múli Múli is a town on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 4 *Postal Code: FO-737*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna... |
737 |
Mykines Mykines Mykines is the western-most of the main 18 islands in the Faroe Islands. See also the only settlement on the island, Mykines.Only 11 people live in village Mykines all year around. The oldest inhabitant is 75 and the youngest is 6 years old.... |
388 |
Nes (Eysturoy) | 655 |
Nes, Vágur Nes, Vágur Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur . It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. Its postal code is FO 925. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy . There is another village in Suðuroy with the same... |
925 |
Nesvík Nesvík Nesvík is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy, located in the Sunda municipality. Its postal code is FO 437. In 2005 its population was 1. Nesvík is home to a religious camp of the conservative Inner Mission of the national church, and a conference center called Leguhusið... |
437 |
Norðdepil Norðdepil Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 169 *Postal Code: FO-730*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna... |
730 |
Norðoyri Norðoyri Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore... |
725 |
Norðradalur Norðradalur Norðradalur is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2002 population was 18. Its postal code is FO 178.-External links:*... |
178 |
Norðragøta Norðragøta - Overview :Norðragøta is also just referred to as Gøta. The municipality of Gøta was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of... |
512 |
Norðskáli Norðskáli Norðskáli is a settlement in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy at , a few kilometres north of Oyri. Its name means north dwelling and its population is 249.... |
460 |
Norðtoftir Norðtoftir Norðtoftir is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736.... |
736 |
Nólsoy Nólsoy Nólsoy is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, located to the east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy. There is only one settlement on the island: Nólsoy on the north-west coast on Stongin, a peninsula attached to the rest of the island by a metres-wide isthmus... |
270 |
Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 180. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkusteinar, or rocking stones, located in the sea nearby.The name... |
690 |
Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality, between Norðskáli and Oyri. In 2005 the population was 97. Its postal code is FO 400.... |
400 |
Oyrareingir Oyrareingir Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in the Tórshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 415.-External links:*... |
415 |
Oyri Oyri Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality. The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450. The village is south of the Eysturoy-to-Streymoy bridge, and is home to a large fish processing plant.The name Oyri is usually translated as... |
450 |
Porkeri Porkeri Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2004 it had a population of 332. and has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.... |
950 |
Rituvík Rituvík Rituvík is a small 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 1855. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove.... |
640 |
Runavík Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,... |
620 |
Saksun Saksun Saksun is a village near the north-west coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy.*Population: 34*Postal code : FO 436*Location: *Municipality: Saksunar... |
436 |
Saltangará Saltangará Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.... |
600 |
Saltnes Saltnes Saltnes is a village in the municipality of Råde, Norway. Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad.... |
656 |
Sandavágur Sandavágur The town of Sandavágur lies on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar, and has been voted the most well-kept village in the Faroes twice. The name Sandavágur means sandy creek and refers to the beach down by the inlet. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern... |
360 |
Sandur Sandur (Faroe Islands) Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard, dating to the end of the 11th century, suggests the long history of the village. In January 2010 the population stood at 558.... |
210 |
Sandvík Sandvík Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The small village was earlier known as Hvalvík until 1913... |
860 |
Selatrað Selatrað Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a a breeding place for seals.... |
497 |
Signabøur Signabøur Signabøur is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 157. Its postal code is FO 416. There was a whaling station here from 1903 to 1920.22-External links:*... |
416 |
Skarvanes Skarvanes Skarvanes is a deserted village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. Its last permanent inhabitant died in 2000, although there is still a family living in a nearby valley. The former residential houses in the scenic village are used as summer houses and for similar purposes nowadays.... |
236 |
Skálabotnur Skálabotnur Skálabotnur is a village at the end of the Skálafjørður fjord on the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. The 2007 population was 100. Its postal code is FO 485. It is also known as Skalafjørður.-External links:*... |
485 |
Skálavík Skálavík Skálavík is a village and municipality on the eastern coast of the Faroese island Sandoy . The 2005 population was 182. Its postal code is FO 220. The village's stone church was built in 1891. The famous Faroese writers Heðin Brú and Kristian Osvald Viderø were both born in Skálavík.In late... |
220 |
Skáli Skáli Skáli is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located in the Runavíkar municipality. Its postal code is FO 480. In 2005 its population was 618... |
480 |
Skipanes Skipanes Skipanes is a village on the Faeroese island Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 59. Its postal code is FO-665. Skipanes was founded in 1841.It is home to Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr.... |
665 |
Skopun Skopun Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy, Sand Island. Skopun is the second largest town on the island.*Population: 499 *Postcode: FO 240... |
240 |
Skúvoy Skúvoy Skúvoy is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy. It is named after the large number of skua present on the island . There is only one settlement on the island: Skúvoy on the east coast... |
260 |
Skælingur Skælingur Skælingur is a village on the west of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with its 767 meters.... |
336 |
Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year.... |
286 |
Strendur Strendur Strendur is a village on the Faroese island Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2002 population was 816. Its postal code is FO 490. Strendur means beach or strand in the Faroese language.-External links:... |
490 |
Streymnes Streymnes Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 201. Its postal code is FO 435. It is near the site of a former Norwegian whaling station active from 1893-1927.... |
435 |
Stykkið Stykkið Stykkið is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 42. Its postal code is FO 330. Stykkið was founded in 1845.-External links:*... |
330 |
Sumba Sumba, Faroe Islands Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality.The municipality has 385 inhabitants. 258 of these people are living in Sumba. The other villages in the Municipality of Sumba are: Lopra , Akrar , Víkarbyrgi .Sumba is known for... |
970 |
Sund | 186 |
Svínáir | 465 |
Svínoy Svínoy Svínoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The island takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle"... |
765 |
Syðradalur (Kal.) | 795 |
Syðradalur (Str.) | 177 |
Syðrugøta Syðrugøta Syðrugøta is a village on southwest of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the municipality of Gøta. The 2005 population was 410. Its postal code is FO 513. The famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir was born here in 1983. Also Tróndur í Gøtu the most famous viking in Faroese history is said to have... |
513 |
Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 660.-External links:*-See also:... |
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Sørvágur Sørvágur Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:... |
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Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík is the northernmost village on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Sunda Kommuna municipality. The 2002 population was 64. Its postal code is FO 445. Its current church was built in 1937.-External links:*-See also:... |
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Toftir Toftir Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands .Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy.... |
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Tórshavn Tórshavn 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 high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn... |
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Tórshavn Tórshavn 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 high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn... (P.O. box) |
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Trongisvágur Trongisvágur Trongisvágur is a village on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 415*Postal code : FO 826*Location: *Municipality: Tvoroyrar... |
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Trøllanes Trøllanes Trøllanes is a village on the northern part of the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 23. Its postal code is FO 798. A tunnel to Mikladalur was completed in 1985.-See also:... |
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Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.... |
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Vágur Vágur Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur... |
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Válur Válur Válur is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in the municipality of Kvívíkar. Its population is 55. Its postal code is FO 3585.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
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Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar.Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to Sørvagsvatn, the largest lake on... |
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Velbastaður Velbastaður Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 164*Postal code : FO 176*Location: *Municipality: Torshavnar... |
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Vestmanna Vestmanna Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel was built from Vágar to Kvívík and Stykkið. The cliffs west of Vestmanna, Vestmannabjørgini are very popular for excursions by boat.A 'Vestmann' was a "Westman",... |
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Viðareiði Viðareiði Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region. It lies on an isthmus with high mountains to both the north and south.... |
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Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. The etymology of its name is reputed to be connected with an early settlement of Irish monks who predated the arrival... |
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Æðuvík Æðuvík Æðuvík . This community founded in 1897 is located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. Its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and it is located at N 62° 4' 11 W 6° 41' 24... |
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Øravík Øravík Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast. One part of the village is located in the bay of Øravík, the other... |
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100 | Tórshavn Tórshavn 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 high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn... |
110 | Tórshavn Tórshavn 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 high mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the high Kirkjubøreyn... (P.O. box) |
160 | Argir Argir Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB... |
165 | Argir Argir Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 1907*Postal code . FO 160*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar kommuna*Football team: AB... (P.O. box) |
175 | Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy, Faroe Islands and the country's most important historical site.It is located on the west coast and has a view towards the islands Hestur and Koltur.-History:... |
176 | Velbastaður Velbastaður Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 164*Postal code : FO 176*Location: *Municipality: Torshavnar... |
177 | Syðradalur (Streymoy) |
178 | Norðradalur Norðradalur Norðradalur is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2002 population was 18. Its postal code is FO 178.-External links:*... |
180 | Kaldbak Kaldbak Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast.*Population: 219*Postal code : FO 180*Location: *Municipality: TorshavnarExcavations show that Kaldbak was inhabited already in the 11th century.... |
185 | Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur Kaldbaksbotnur is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.-Geography:Kaldbaksbotnur is located on the east coast of Streymoy. The village consists two farms. One farm is located in the bottom of Kaldbaksfjørður western side of the river and this farm is also called Northern part of... |
186 | Sund |
187 | Hvítanes Hvítanes Hvítanes is a village in the Faroe Islands, noted for its beauty . It is on Streymoy's east coast, northeast of Hoyvík and Tórshavn. Its name means "White Point" in Faroese.*Population: 99*Postal code : FO 187*Location: *Municipality: Tórshavnar... |
188 | Hoyvík Hoyvík Hoyvík is the third largest town in the Faroe Islands. It has grown in size for many years and is now merged with Tórshavn becoming a northern suburb of the Faroese capital. A person from Hoyvík is known as a hoyvíkingur.... |
210 | Sandur Sandur (Faroe Islands) Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard, dating to the end of the 11th century, suggests the long history of the village. In January 2010 the population stood at 558.... |
220 | Skálavík Skálavík Skálavík is a village and municipality on the eastern coast of the Faroese island Sandoy . The 2005 population was 182. Its postal code is FO 220. The village's stone church was built in 1891. The famous Faroese writers Heðin Brú and Kristian Osvald Viderø were both born in Skálavík.In late... |
230 | Húsavík Húsavík, Faroe Islands Húsavík is an old village in the Faroe Islands on the east of the Isle of Sandoy.*Population: 88*Postal code : FO 230*Location: *Municipality: Húsavikar... |
235 | Dalur Dalur Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy.The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese.A little road leads from Dalur to the south-tip of the island... |
236 | Skarvanes Skarvanes Skarvanes is a deserted village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. Its last permanent inhabitant died in 2000, although there is still a family living in a nearby valley. The former residential houses in the scenic village are used as summer houses and for similar purposes nowadays.... |
240 | Skopun Skopun Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy, Sand Island. Skopun is the second largest town on the island.*Population: 499 *Postcode: FO 240... |
260 | Skúvoy Skúvoy Skúvoy is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the south of Sandoy. It is named after the large number of skua present on the island . There is only one settlement on the island: Skúvoy on the east coast... |
270 | Nólsoy Nólsoy Nólsoy is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, located to the east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy. There is only one settlement on the island: Nólsoy on the north-west coast on Stongin, a peninsula attached to the rest of the island by a metres-wide isthmus... |
280 | Hestur Hestur Hestur is an island in central Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. Located on the west coast is a large colony of guillemot. In the north of Hestur there is a moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest... |
285 | Koltur Koltur Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north of Hestur. The island has just one settlement: Koltur. It was abandoned in the 1980s by the sheep-farmers whose flocks grazed on the southern part of the island. Since then only two people have returned , and... |
286 | Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun Stóra Dímun is an island in the southern Faroe Islands, sometimes only referred to as Dímun. The island is accessible from sea only during periods of clear and calm weather, but regular helicopter service is available twice a week through the whole year.... |
330 | Stykkið Stykkið Stykkið is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 42. Its postal code is FO 330. Stykkið was founded in 1845.-External links:*... |
335 | Leynar Leynar Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. The 2005 population was 120. Its postal code is FO 335. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor... |
336 | Skælingur Skælingur Skælingur is a village on the west of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívíkar municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with its 767 meters.... |
340 | Kvívík Kvívík Kvívík is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.The village is on both sides of a narrow bay and the small river Stora.... |
350 | Vestmanna Vestmanna Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel was built from Vágar to Kvívík and Stykkið. The cliffs west of Vestmanna, Vestmannabjørgini are very popular for excursions by boat.A 'Vestmann' was a "Westman",... |
358 | Válur Válur Válur is a village on the Faroese island of Streymoy located in the municipality of Kvívíkar. Its population is 55. Its postal code is FO 3585.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
360 | Sandavágur Sandavágur The town of Sandavágur lies on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar, and has been voted the most well-kept village in the Faroes twice. The name Sandavágur means sandy creek and refers to the beach down by the inlet. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern... |
370 | Miðvágur Miðvágur Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January, 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island... |
380 | Sørvágur Sørvágur Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágoy in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in the municipality of Sørvágs Kommuna.-Name:... |
385 | Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar.Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to Sørvagsvatn, the largest lake on... |
386 | Bøur Bøur Bøur is a village in the Sørvágs Kommuna of the Faroe Islands, 4 km west of Sørvágur, with a population of 70 . Its location is and its postal code is FO 386.... |
387 | Gásadalur Gásadalur Gásadalur is located on the west-side of Vágar, Faroe Islands, and enjoys a panoramic view over the island of Mykines.Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the... |
388 | Mykines Mykines Mykines is the western-most of the main 18 islands in the Faroe Islands. See also the only settlement on the island, Mykines.Only 11 people live in village Mykines all year around. The oldest inhabitant is 75 and the youngest is 6 years old.... |
400 | Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki Oyrarbakki is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality, between Norðskáli and Oyri. In 2005 the population was 97. Its postal code is FO 400.... |
410 | Kollafjørður Kollafjørður Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands located on the island of Streymoy at 62°7′6″N, 6°54′20″W with a population of 822. Its postal code is FO 410. It is part of the Tórshavnar municipality.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
415 | Oyrareingir Oyrareingir Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in the Tórshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 415.-External links:*... |
416 | Signabøur Signabøur Signabøur is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in the Torshavnar municipality. The 2005 population was 157. Its postal code is FO 416. There was a whaling station here from 1903 to 1920.22-External links:*... |
420 | Hósvík Hósvík Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has 281 inhabitants and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast.*Population: 281*Postal code : FO 420*Location: *Municipality: Sunda Kommuna... |
430 | Hvalvík Hvalvík Hvalvík is a village in the Faroe Islands, located in a valley on the east coast of the island of Streymoy.It is the southern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river Stórá. The northern half which is approximately the same size is called... |
435 | Streymnes Streymnes Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 201. Its postal code is FO 435. It is near the site of a former Norwegian whaling station active from 1893-1927.... |
436 | Saksun Saksun Saksun is a village near the north-west coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy.*Population: 34*Postal code : FO 436*Location: *Municipality: Saksunar... |
437 | Nesvík Nesvík Nesvík is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy, located in the Sunda municipality. Its postal code is FO 437. In 2005 its population was 1. Nesvík is home to a religious camp of the conservative Inner Mission of the national church, and a conference center called Leguhusið... |
438 | Langasandur Langasandur Langasandur is a village located at 62°14′14″N, 7°3′13″W on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The 2005 population was 35. Its postal code is FO 438.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
440 | Haldarsvík Haldarsvík Haldarsvik is a small village located on the north-east coast of Streymoyin the Sunda Kommuna municipality. In the center of the village there is a small cataract.... |
445 | Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík Tjørnuvík is the northernmost village on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the Sunda Kommuna municipality. The 2002 population was 64. Its postal code is FO 445. Its current church was built in 1937.-External links:*-See also:... |
450 | Oyri Oyri Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality. The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450. The village is south of the Eysturoy-to-Streymoy bridge, and is home to a large fish processing plant.The name Oyri is usually translated as... |
460 | Norðskáli Norðskáli Norðskáli is a settlement in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy at , a few kilometres north of Oyri. Its name means north dwelling and its population is 249.... |
465 | Svínáir |
466 | Ljósá Ljósá Ljósá is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Eiðis municipality. The 2005 population was 33. Its postal code is FO 466. It was founded in 1840.-External links:*-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
470 | Eiði Eiði Eiði is a large village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands Its name means isthmus in the Faroese language. The town has a population of 669In the center of the village there is a large stone church from 1881... |
475 | Funningur Funningur Funningur is a town on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the north-west coast of Eysturoy . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.... |
476 | Gjógv Gjógv Gjógv |geo]]) is a village located on the northeast tip of the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands and 63 km north by road from the capital of Tórshavn... |
477 | Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name . It was founded in 1812, with Elduvikar as its municipality.There was a whaling station in Funningsfjørður from 1902 to 1913.... |
478 | Elduvík Elduvík Elduvík is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 23 is split into two parts by a small river. The church in Elduvík dates from 1952... |
480 | Skáli Skáli Skáli is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located in the Runavíkar municipality. Its postal code is FO 480. In 2005 its population was 618... |
485 | Skálabotnur Skálabotnur Skálabotnur is a village at the end of the Skálafjørður fjord on the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in the municipality of Runavíkar. The 2007 population was 100. Its postal code is FO 485. It is also known as Skalafjørður.-External links:*... |
490 | Strendur Strendur Strendur is a village on the Faroese island Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2002 population was 816. Its postal code is FO 490. Strendur means beach or strand in the Faroese language.-External links:... |
494 | Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur Innan Glyvur is a village in the Faroe Islands on the island of Eysturoy. It is on the west side of Skalafjørður . It was founded in 1884.*Population: 82*Postal code : FO 494*Location: *Municipality: Sjóvar-External links:... |
495 | Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv Kolbanargjógv is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The 2007 population was 39. Its postal code is FO 495.-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands... |
496 | Morskranes Morskranes Morskranes is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar kommuna. The 2005 population was 45. Its postal code is FO 496.Morskranes can translate roughly as "Moors of the Corner".-External links:* -See also:... |
497 | Selatrað Selatrað Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a a breeding place for seals.... |
510 | Gøta |
511 | Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv Gøtugjógv, Nordagota and Sydrugota are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east-side of the island of Eysturoy.... |
512 | Norðragøta Norðragøta - Overview :Norðragøta is also just referred to as Gøta. The municipality of Gøta was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of... |
513 | Syðrugøta Syðrugøta Syðrugøta is a village on southwest of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the municipality of Gøta. The 2005 population was 410. Its postal code is FO 513. The famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir was born here in 1983. Also Tróndur í Gøtu the most famous viking in Faroese history is said to have... |
520 | Leirvík Leirvík Leirvík is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has 867 inhabitants... |
530 | Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".* Population: 1562* Location: * Postal code : FO 530* Municipality: Fuglafjardar* Football team: ÍF Fuglafjørður... |
600 | Saltangará Saltangará Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.... |
620 | Runavík Runavík Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. The municipality of the same name incorporates 14 settlements including Æðuvík, Rituvík, Saltangará, Glyvrar, Lambi, Lambareiði, Søldarfjørður, Skipanes, Skáli, Skálafjørður,... |
625 | Glyvrar Glyvrar Glyvrar is a village located on Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands.It is one of several villages on the eastside of Skalafjørður that have grown into a 10 kilometre long conurbation.In Glyvrar there is a museum called ’Bygdasavnid Forni’... |
626 | Lambareiði Lambareiði Lambareiði is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 7. Its postal code is FO 626.-External links:*-See also:* List of towns in the Faroe Islands* List of places with fewer than ten residents... |
627 | Lambi Lambi Lambi, locally known as Lamba , is a small village in the bottom of the inlet Lambavík on the East coast of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.There are similarly named places, Lamba in Shetland and Lambay in Ireland.-Settlement:... |
640 | Rituvík Rituvík Rituvík is a small 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 1855. The name Rituvík means Kittiwake Cove.... |
645 | Æðuvík Æðuvík Æðuvík . This community founded in 1897 is located on the southernmost tip of Eysturoy island of the Faroe Islands. Its postal code is FO 645. Its population is about 100, and it is located at N 62° 4' 11 W 6° 41' 24... |
650 | Toftir Toftir Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands .Toftir is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy.... |
655 | Nes (Eysturoy) |
656 | Saltnes Saltnes Saltnes is a village in the municipality of Råde, Norway. Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad.... |
660 | Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður Søldarfjørður is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 660.-External links:*-See also:... |
665 | Skipanes Skipanes Skipanes is a village on the Faeroese island Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 59. Its postal code is FO-665. Skipanes was founded in 1841.It is home to Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr.... |
666 | Gøtueiði Gøtueiði Gøtueiði a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes... |
690 | Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður Oyndarfjørður is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 180. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkusteinar, or rocking stones, located in the sea nearby.The name... |
695 | Hellur Hellur Hellur is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Oyndarfjørður , located on the east-side of Eysturoy. Part of the municipality of Fuglafjørður. Hellur was founded in 1849 by people from Lambi.-External links:... |
700 | Klaksvík Klaksvík Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands.The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands .... |
725 | Norðoyri Norðoyri Norðoyri is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore... |
726 | Ánir Ánir Ánir , also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. In 2007 it had a population of 18- General :... |
727 | Árnafjørður Árnafjørður Árnafjørður is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands.Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of... |
730 | Norðdepil Norðdepil Norðdepil is a town on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 169 *Postal Code: FO-730*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna... |
735 | Depil Depil Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 2*Location: *Postal code : FO 735*Municipality: HvannasundsDepil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir.The village has only two inhabitants.... |
736 | Norðtoftir Norðtoftir Norðtoftir is a village on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2007 population was 6. Its postal code is FO 736.... |
737 | Múli Múli Múli is a town on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.*Population: 4 *Postal Code: FO-737*Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna... |
740 | Hvannasund Hvannasund Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark.... |
750 | Viðareiði Viðareiði Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region. It lies on an isthmus with high mountains to both the north and south.... |
765 | Svínoy Svínoy Svínoy is an island located in the north-east of the Faroe Islands, to the east of Borðoy and Viðoy. It is divided into two unequally sized peninsulas. The island takes its name from Old Norse, Svíney, meaning "Swine Isle"... |
766 | Kirkja |
767 | Hattarvík Hattarvík Hattarvík is a small village on Fugloy, Faroe Islands and the most eastern place in the country.*Population: 17 *Postal code : FO 767*Location: *Municipality: Fugloyar kommuna... |
780 | Kunoy |
785 | Haraldssund Haraldssund Haralssund is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the island of Kunoy.*Population: 70*Postal code : FO 785*Location: *Municipality: Kunoyar... |
795 | Syðradalur (Kalsoy) |
796 | Húsar Húsar Húsar is a village on the East side of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands. It is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. The church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day... |
797 | Mikladalur Mikladalur Mikladalur is a village on the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 44. Its postal code is FO 797. The town's stone church dates from 1856. A tunnel to Trøllanes was completed in 1985.-External links:*... |
798 | Trøllanes Trøllanes Trøllanes is a village on the northern part of the Faroese island of Kalsoy in the municipality of Klaksvíkar. The 2005 population was 23. Its postal code is FO 798. A tunnel to Mikladalur was completed in 1985.-See also:... |
800 | Tvøroyri Tvøroyri Tvøroyri lies picturesquely on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands.... |
825 | Froðba Froðba Froðba is a village located farthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village has eventually merged with the harbour-city of Tvøroyri.... |
826 | Trongisvágur Trongisvágur Trongisvágur is a village on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands.*Population: 415*Postal code : FO 826*Location: *Municipality: Tvoroyrar... |
827 | Øravík Øravík Øravík is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains to the west coast. One part of the village is located in the bay of Øravík, the other... |
850 | Hvalba Hvalba Hvalba is a village and a municipality, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík. The total population of Hvalba Municipality was 723 as of 1 January 2010; the population of Hvalba and Nes was 626 and the population of Sandvík was 97. Hvalba is one of the larger villages in the Faroe... |
860 | Sandvík Sandvík Sandvík is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The small village was earlier known as Hvalvík until 1913... |
870 | Fámjin Fámjin Fámjin is a village, located in the middle of the coastline on the western side of Suðuroy, the southernmost island in Faroe Islands. It has a population of around 100.... |
900 | Vágur Vágur Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Islands of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur... |
925 | Nes (Vágur) |
926 | Lopra Lopra Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy with the postal code FO 926. In 2009 its population was 96. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands... |
927 | Akrar Akrar Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of Suðuroy, and was founded in the year 1817.-External links:... |
928 | Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. The etymology of its name is reputed to be connected with an early settlement of Irish monks who predated the arrival... |
950 | Porkeri Porkeri Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated north of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2004 it had a population of 332. and has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.... |
960 | Hov Hov, Faroe Islands *Population: 133*Postal code : FO 960*Location: *Municipality: HovsHov is a village located on Suduroy’s east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980’s... |
970 | Sumba Sumba, Faroe Islands Sumba is the southernmost place of the Faroe Islands on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in the Sumbiar municipality.The municipality has 385 inhabitants. 258 of these people are living in Sumba. The other villages in the Municipality of Sumba are: Lopra , Akrar , Víkarbyrgi .Sumba is known for... |