Slættanes

Slættanes is a village on the island of in the western Faroes, which is now abandoned and only used as summer homes. Slættanes, like the also-abandoned village of , is on the northern coast of the island.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: settlement on Vágar, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Slaettanes”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vestmanna kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km east of Slættanes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vestmanna and Válur.

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. is situated 3½ km east of Slættanes.

Village
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is a village on the Faroese island of located in Kvívík Municipality. Its population is 49. Its postal code is FO 358. is situated 5 km east of Slættanes.

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is an island in the , the island is also called Vága in combination with other words.

Slættanes

Latitude
62.15504° or 62° 9′ 18″ north
Longitude
-7.24446° or 7° 14′ 40″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ5Q44+26
Open­Street­Map ID
node 302102313
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2613400
Wiki­data ID
Q1025140
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Satellite Map

Discover Slættanes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Slættanes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Slættanes”
  • Danish: “Slættanes”
  • Danish: “Slettenæs”
  • Dutch: “Slaettanes”
  • Dutch: “Slættanes”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سلايتانيس”
  • Faroese: “Slættanes”
  • French: “Slættanes”
  • German: “Slættanes”
  • Irish: “Slættanes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Slættanes”
  • Norwegian: “Slættanes”
  • Polish: “Slættanes”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Slættanestangi and Tungugjógv.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grøv and Tjørn á Røkur.

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