Vágur
Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Village with about 1,350 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (470 feet)
- …is also known as “Vaag”
- Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands
Places of Interest
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Places in the Area
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Vágseiði
Locality
Vágseiði is an area in Vágur, Faroe Islands, located…
Akrar
Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands.
3½ km southeast of Vágur
Vágur
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Latitude
61.47389° or 61° 28′ 26″ north
Longitude
-6.81146° or 6° 48′ 41″ west
UN/LOCODE
FO VAG
Open location code
9CHMF5FQ+HC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = village
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Vágur” goes by many names.
VágurAsturian
ВагурBelarusian
ВоавурBelarusian
VágurCatalan
沃格Chinese
VágurCzech
VågDanish
Vágs kommunaDanish
ווגורHebrew
VágurHungarian
VogurIcelandic
VágurIrish
VágurItalian
VágurKalaallisut
VagurasLithuanian
VágurLuxembourgish
VágurManx
ВагурMongolian
VágurNorthern Frisian
VágurNorwegian
VágurNorwegian Bokmål
VágurOccitan (post 1500)
VágurSwedish
VágurTurkish
VagurVeps
VoavurVeps
Vágur, Faroe IslandsWelsh
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