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Torkilsheyggjur in the region of Streymoy is a town located in Faroe Islands - some 5 mi or ( 9 km ) North of Tórshavn , the country's capital .
Local time in Torkilsheyggjur is now 08:47 AM (Thursday) . 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, Torkilsheyggjur, Sevlendi, Sandur, and Nes. 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 Torkilsheyggjur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
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
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 2 km away
Æðuvík
Æðuvík (from Æða meaning "duck" and vík meaning "bay"). 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. The village is located in the Runavík municipality along with Glyvur, Runavík, Saltangará, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørður, Elduvík, Funningsfjørður, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørður, Skáli, Skálafjørður, Lambi, and Lambareiði.
Located at 62.07 -6.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 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 4 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 4 km away
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