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Svinoy in the region of Norðoyar with its 95 habitants is a town located in Faroe Islands - some 23 mi or ( 38 km ) North-East of Tórshavn , the country's capital .
Local time in Svinoy is now 09:11 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Sandur, Midvagur, and Klaksvík. When in this area, you might want to check out Tvoroyri . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Svinoy ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Súlan á Kirkju..
Súlan lossar á Kirkju ..
Brim á Eiðinum
Alfa Pilot á Eiðinum í Svínoy ..
Strife in the Country
Some genetic throwbacks decided it would be fun to smash a roof tile with stones at 1 o clock in the morning Garth's just fixing it now. More to follow... ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Fugloyarfjørður
Fugloyarfjørður is the firth separating Svínoy from Fugloy in the Faroe Islands.
Located at 62.32 -6.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Hattarvík
Hattarvík is a small village on Fugloy, Faroe Islands and the most eastern place in the country. Population: \t17 (in 1/ 1/ 2006) Postal code (Zip): \tFO 767 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|19|51|N|6|16|25|W| | |name= }} Municipality:\tFugloyar kommuna Hattarvik is located on the east-side of the island Fugloy. The village is encircled by high mountains on 3 sides. Hattarvik was founded in 900. The stonechurch was built in 1899.
Located at 62.33 -6.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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. Norðtoftir is situated on the east coast of Borðoys at the end of the second tunnel on the road from Klaksvik. Larger settlements in the surroundings are Norðdepil and Hvannasund which can be reached continuing along the road. The writer Herman Bang liked to spend time in Norðtoftir. He wrote many of his works here.
Located at 62.27 -6.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Norðdepil
Norðdepil is a town on the east coast of the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroe Islands. Population: 169 Postal Code: FO-730 Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna Norðdepil was founded in 1866. Its school opened in 1895. From 1897 to 1912 a whaling station was located in the community, built by Norwegians. The first owners were Andorsen & Neumann. Norðdepil has been connected with the town of Hvannasund on Viðoy by a road on a dam since 1963.
Located at 62.30 -6.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Depil
| Population | 2 (2006) |- |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Postal code | FO 735 |- | Municipality | Hvannasund |- bgcolor=#F9F9F9 | Location | 62°17′10″N, 6°31′39″W |} Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands. Population: \t2 Location: \t\t{{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|17|10|N|6|31|39|W| | |name= }} Postal code (Zip): \tFO 735 Municipality:\tHvannasunds Depil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir. The village has only two inhabitants.
Located at 62.29 -6.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
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