Válur

Válur is a village on the Faroese island of located in Kvívík Municipality. Its population is 49. Its postal code is FO 358.
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  • Type: Village with 45 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Valur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vestmanna kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vestmanna and Slættanes.

Village
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Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.

Hamlet
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is a village on the island of in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. , like the also-abandoned village of , is on the northern coast of the island. is situated 5 km west of Válur.

Village
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is a village and municipality on the west coast of in the . is situated 5 km southeast of Válur.

Válur

Latitude
62.15008° or 62° 9′ 0″ north
Longitude
-7.15291° or 7° 9′ 11″ west
Population
45
Elevation
172 metres (564 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ5R2W+2R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302100658
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2610762
Wiki­data ID
Q1093565
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Válur” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Válur”
  • Catalan: “Válur”
  • Danish: “Vålen”
  • Danish: “Válur”
  • Dutch: “Válur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ڤالور”
  • Esperanto: “Válur”
  • Faroese: “Nesið”
  • Faroese: “Válur”
  • French: “Válur”
  • German: “Válur”
  • German: “Valur/Nesid”
  • German: “Válur/Nesið”
  • Hungarian: “Válur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Válur”
  • Norwegian: “Válur”
  • Polish: “Válur”
  • Romanian: “Válur”
  • Swedish: “Válur”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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