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Delve into Saltangara in Faroe Islands
Saltangara in the region of Eysturoy with its 799 residents is a city in Faroe Islands - some 7 mi or ( 12 km ) North of Tórshavn , the country's capital .
Current time in Saltangara is now 06:17 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Sandur, Nes, and Midvagur. While being here, make sure to check out Tvoroyri . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Saltangara ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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. The 2002 population was 256. Its postal code is FO 640 and it had a Post Office for the three years 1964-1967.
Located at 62.11 -6.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Saltangará
Saltangará (population 764) was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður. The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.
Located at 62.12 -6.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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, Funningsfjørður, Funningur, Elduvík and Oyndarfjørður which together form a long, narrow residential conurbation over 10 kilometre long following the east bank Skálafjørður.
Located at 62.12 -6.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Runavík Stadium
Runavík Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Runavík, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík. The stadium holds 2,000 people.
Located at 62.11 -6.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Svangaskarð
Svangaskarð is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 6,000 people. It was the sole home ground of the Faroe Islands national football team from 1991 and until the Tórsvøllur Stadium was built in the capital Tórshavn in 1999 and is still occasionally used for international football matches.
Located at 62.10 -6.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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