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Slaettanes in the region of Streymoy is a town located in Faroe Islands - some 18 mi or ( 29 km ) North-West of Tórshavn , the country's capital .
Local time in Slaettanes is now 02:21 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Vidh Kirkjar, Vatnsoyrar, Valur, Tvoroyri, and Tórshavn. When in this area, you might want to check out Vidh Kirkjar . 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 Slaettanes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Faroe Islands helicopter
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Faroe Islands Sea Fishing
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Diamond DA42 Twinstar approach and landing in Vagar
Approach and landing in a Diamond DA42 Twinstar in Vagar Faroe Island in gusty weather ..
Landing at Vagar Airport in the Faroe Island
Landing at Vagar Airport, after 3 hours photoshoot over the Faroe Islands, here are some of the photos: www.faroephoto.com ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Slættanes
Slættanes is a town on the Island of Vágar in the Faroes, which is now abandoned. Slættanes, like the also abandoned village of Víkar, on the northern coast of the island. It was founded in 1835 by a man named Hendrik Thomasen and belonged to the municipality of Sandavágur in the south. During its best years (1945 to 1950) around 130 people lived in the village, but the average population was around 70. There were 12 houses in Slættanes.
Located at 62.15 -7.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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.
Located at 62.16 -7.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Fjallavatn
Fjallavatn is the second largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar and its size is 1 km.
Located at 62.12 -7.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Víkar, Faroe Islands
Víkar is an abandoned town in the Faroe Islands on the north coast of the Island of Vágar. Víkar was founded in 1833 and belonged to the village of Gásadalur farther south. Even today a path still connects the two communities with each other. Even though the landscape was very favorable, Víkar had already been abandoned by 1910, because it was too difficult to reach. It shared this fate with its former neighboring community of Slættanes, which had also been founded during the same period.
Located at 62.13 -7.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Vatnsoyrar
Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Population: 56 Postal code (Zip): FO 385 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|4|27|N|7|14|53|W| | |name= }} Municipality: Miðvágs 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 the Faroe Islands.
Located at 62.07 -7.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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