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Explore Funningur in Faroe Islands

Funningur in the region of Eysturoy with its 66 inhabitants is a town in Faroe Islands - some 20 mi or ( 32 km ) North of Tórshavn , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Funningur is now 08:23 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Faroe " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tvoroyri, Tórshavn, Streymnes, Skalafjordhur, and Selatradh. Since you are here already, 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. Where to go and what to see in Funningur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Faroe Islands Gjógv

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Faroe Islands view from Slættaratindur highest mountain

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Faroe Islands view from Slættaratindur highest mountain at 882m en.wikipedia.org ..


Slættaratindur

0:47 min by Sámal Rasmussen
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Uppi á Slættaratindi tann 28. juni 2009 umleið kl 21. Highest peak of the Faroe Islands 882 meters. ..

Faroe Island APR 2010

5:14 min by KristianThorbye
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Interesting facts about this location

Funningur Church

Funninger Church, in the village of Funningur, is one of the 10 old wooden churches in the Faroe Islands. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847 and is for that reason the newest of the old traditional wooden churches. Porkeri Church was also inaugurated in 1847 but a few months beforehand. Funningur Church is the only wooden church and the oldest church in the Eiði parish. Until 1929, when the Gjógv Church was inaugurated, it was the parish church for both the villages of Funningur and Gjógv.

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Located at 62.29 -6.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Churches in the Faroe Islands, Religious buildings completed in 1847

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. To the west of the village rises the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands: Slættaratindur (882m). Tradition says that the first viking who settled on the Faroe Islands settled in Funningur.

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Located at 62.29 -6.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Faroe Islands

Gráfelli

Gráfelli is the second highest mountain of the Faroe Islands located on the island of Eysturoy. It has an elevation of 856 metres. Slættaratindur just south-east of the mountain is 26 metres higher at 882 metres, the highest point of the Faroes.

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Located at 62.30 -7.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Mountains of the Faroe Islands

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. Visible from Elduvík is the nearby island of Kalsoy. Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:62|16|57|N|6|54|35|W| | |name= }} Postal code (Zip): FO 478 Municipality: Elduvíkar

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Located at 62.28 -6.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Faroe Islands

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. {{#invoke: Gallery | gallery}}

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Located at 62.27 -7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Faroe Islands