Sjóvar Municipality

Sjóvar Municipality is a municipality of the . The name of the municipality has its origins from the farm Sjógv á Strondum which gave name to Sjóvar parish.
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  • Neighborhood with 1,160 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as
    “Siov”
    “Sjógv Municipality”
    “Sjov”
    “Sjov Kirkja”
    “Sjóvar Kirkja”
    “Sjóvars kommun”
    “Við Sjógv”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sjóvar kirkja and Svangaskarð.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Pitch
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur…

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strendur and Saltnes.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of , located along the Skálafjørður fjord.

Village
Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of , , in Nes Municipality.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, until 2011 also known as Kolbanargjógv…

Sjóvar Municipality

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Latitude
62.11736° or 62° 7′ 3″ north
Longitude
-6.75499° or 6° 45′ 18″ west
Open location code
9CJM468W+W2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302104615
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
2610294
Wiki­data ID
Q1187370

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Turkish—“Sjóvar Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Chinese: “肖瓦尔市镇”
  • Danish: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Danish: “Sjóvar Kommune”
  • Dutch: “Sjovar kommuna”
  • Dutch: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Faroese: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • French: “Sjóvar”
  • German: “Kommune Sjóvar”
  • German: “Sjovar Kommuna”
  • German: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Hungarian: “Sjóv község”
  • Italian: “Municipalità di Sjóvar”
  • Italian: “Sjóvar”
  • Lithuanian: “Sjovaro savivaldybė”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sjógv”
  • Northern Frisian: “Sjóv”
  • Northern Sami: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Norwegian: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Polish: “Sjóv”
  • Polish: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Slovenian: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Spanish: “Sjogv”
  • Spanish: “Sjógv”
  • Swedish: “Sjovar kommuna”
  • Swedish: “Sjóvar kommuna”
  • Swedish: “Sjóvar”
  • Swedish: “Sjóvars kommun”
  • Turkish: “Sjóvar”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sjóvarhøvdi and Høgagøta.

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Notable places include Tórshavn and Northern Islands.

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