Víkarbyrgi
Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28.- Type: Village with 2 residents
- Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Vigerberg”, “Vigerlirge”, and “Vikarbyrgi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beinisvørð and Kirvi.
Beinisvørð
Scenic viewpoint
Beinisvørð is a 469 metres high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba. Beinisvørð is situated 2½ km southwest of Víkarbyrgi.
Kirvi
Peak
Kirvi is a mountain in Suðuroy, near the village Lopra. Kirvi is 236m high and its shape resembles that of a pyramid. The mountain is visible from the village Lopra. Kirvi is situated 3 km west of Víkarbyrgi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akrar and Lopra.
Akrar
Village
Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands. The population was 13 in 2024. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of Suðuroy, and was founded in 1817.
Lopra
Village
Lopra is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926. It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands.
Nes
Village
Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur. It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy. Nes is situated 3½ km northwest of Víkarbyrgi.
Víkarbyrgi
- Categories: human settlement, abandoned village, and locality
- Location: Sunnbøur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.44265° or 61° 26′ 34″ north
Longitude
-6.72821° or 6° 43′ 42″ west
Population
2
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9CHMC7VC+3P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Víkarbyrgi” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Danish: “Vigerbirge”
- Danish: “Vikarbyrgi”
- Danish: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Dutch: “Vikarbyrgi”
- Dutch: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Egyptian Arabic: “فيكاربيرجى”
- Esperanto: “Baglhólmur”
- Esperanto: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Faroese: “Víkarbyrgi”
- French: “Víkarbyrgi”
- German: “Baglholmur”
- German: “Baglhólmur”
- German: “Hamrabyrgi”
- German: “Vigerbirge”
- German: “Vikarbyrgi”
- German: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Hungarian: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Irish: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vigerbirge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Norwegian: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Polish: “Vikarbyrgi”
- Polish: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Portuguese: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Romanian: “Vikarbyrgi”
- Romanian: “Víkarbyrgi”
- Swedish: “Víkarbyrgi”
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