Tjørnunes
Tjørnunes is a locality in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Tjørnunes is situated nearby to the locality Fossdalur, as well as near the neighborhood Norðuri á Heyggi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hests kirkja.
Hests kirkja
Church
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Hests kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Tjørnunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velbastaður and Syðradalur.
Velbastaður
Village
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Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands.
Syðradalur
Village
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Syðradalur is a small village in the Faroe Islands. It is located on the west coast of Streymoy, in Tórshavn Municipality. Not to be confused with Syðradalur village on Kalsoy, it has a view at the islands Koltur and Vágar. Syðradalur is situated 3½ km northwest of Tjørnunes.
Hestur
Village
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Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 3½ km south of Tjørnunes.
Tjørnunes
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Tjornunes”
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.98895° or 61° 59′ 20″ northLongitude
-6.881° or 6° 52′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CHMX4Q9+HHOpenStreetMap ID
node 7248379066OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2611618
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In Other Languages
“Tjørnunes” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Tjørnunes”
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