Skælingur

Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of in the Municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336.
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  • Type: Village with 13 residents
  • Description: settlement on Streymoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Skæling”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Leynar.

Lake
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is a lake on the island of in the . is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers. is situated 4 km north of Skælingur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leynar and Oyrareingir.

Village
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is a village in the , a self-governing overseas administrative division of . The village is situated on the western coast of the island of in the municipality of Kvívíkar. is situated 3 km northwest of Skælingur.

Village
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is a village on the in . It is situated at the very head of the Kollafjørður-fjord, on either side of the mouth of the Dalá river. is situated 3 km east of Skælingur.

Village
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is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island in Kvívík Municipality. Founded in 1845, its postal code is FO 330. Its 2005 population was 42. is situated 3 km northwest of Skælingur.

Skælingur

Latitude
62.09515° or 62° 5′ 43″ north
Longitude
-7.00706° or 7° 0′ 25″ west
Population
13
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ3XWV+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023797
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2613695
Wiki­data ID
Q845935
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Skælingur” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Skælingur”
  • Catalan: “Skælingur”
  • Danish: “Skælingur”
  • Danish: “Skælling”
  • Dutch: “Skaelingur”
  • Dutch: “Skælingur”
  • Esperanto: “Skælingur”
  • Faroese: “Skælingur”
  • French: “Skælingur”
  • German: “Skælingur”
  • Hungarian: “Skælingur”
  • Irish: “Skælingur”
  • Italian: “Skælingur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skælingur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skælling”
  • Norwegian: “Skælingur”
  • Polish: “Skælingur”
  • Romanian: “Skaelingur”
  • Romanian: “Skælingur”
  • Swedish: “Skaelingur”
  • Swedish: “Skælingur”
  • Swedish: “Skälingur”

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