Sørvágur Municipality
Sørvágur Municipality, is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands. It consists of the villages of Sørvágur, Bøur, Gásadalur and Mykines. Originally the municipality only included the village of Sørvágur, but in January 2005 the municipality of Sørvágur agreed to merge with the smaller municipalities of Bøur/Gásadal and Mykines.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: municipality of the Faroe Islands with 1,130 residents
- Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Sørvåg”, “Sorvags”, “Sørvágs”, “Sorvags Municipality”, “Sørvágs Municipality”, and “Sorvagur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vágar Airport and Vørðufelli.
Vágar Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Beyer007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vágar Airport is the only airport in the Faroe Islands, and is located 1 NM east of the village of Sørvágur, on the island of Vágar and 46 km west of the capital Tórshavn. It is the main operating base for Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways.
Vørðufelli
Peak
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vørðufelli is a mountain overlooking the village of Sørvágur on the Faroe Islands. Its height is 284 metres above sea level. It is situated between Húsadalur, Vága, Vatnsdalur, and close to Klovin.
Skeidin
Peak
Skeiðin is a mountain above the village of Sørvágur in the Faroe Islands. It lies between the village itself and the bay of Selvík. On the top of the mountain is a radio transmitter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sørvágur and Bøur.
Sørvágur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sørvágur is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur Municipality.
Bøur
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vágar is an island in the Faroe Islands, the island is also called Vága in combination with other words. Bøur is situated 4 km northwest of Sørvágur Municipality.
Vatnsoyrar
Village
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Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes.
Sørvágur Municipality
- Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Sørvágur Municipality” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sørvágs”
- Chinese: “瑟沃格市镇”
- Danish: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Danish: “Sørvágs Kommune”
- Dutch: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Faroese: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Finnish: “Sorvags”
- Finnish: “Sørvágs”
- Finnish: “Sorvagsin kunta”
- Finnish: “Sørvágsin kunta”
- Finnish: “Sørvágur”
- French: “Sørvágs”
- German: “Kommune Sørvágs”
- Hungarian: “Sørvágur község”
- Italian: “Sørvágur”
- Lithuanian: “Siorvaguro savivaldybė”
- Northern Sami: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Norwegian: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Polish: “Sørvágs kommuna”
- Polish: “Sørvágur”
- Swedish: “Sørvágurs kommun”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Slættabergsmúli and Raðnes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Húsadalur and Kirkjuá.
Faroe Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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