Skarvanes
Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 10 residents
- Description: settlement on Sandoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Skarvenæs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dals kirkja.
Dals kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY 3.0.
Dals kirkja is a church, which is situated 4 km east of Skarvanes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dalur and Skúvoy.
Dalur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese. Dalur is situated 4 km east of Skarvanes.
Skúvoy
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name. Skúvoy is the only village on the island. The inhabitants of Skúvoy mainly earn their living from agriculture. Skúvoy is situated 4 km southwest of Skarvanes.
Húsavík
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Húsavík is an old village located on the east of the island of Sandoy, in Húsavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. In the centre of Húsavík there is a ruin called ‘Heimi á Garði’. Húsavík is situated 4 km northeast of Skarvanes.
Skarvanes
- Categories: human settlement, abandoned village, and locality
- Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.79415° or 61° 47′ 39″ northLongitude
-6.74813° or 6° 44′ 53″ westPopulation
10Elevation
81 metres (266 feet)Open location code
9CHMQ7V2+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023801OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2613827Wikidata ID
Q616761
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Skarvanes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Skarvanes”
- Danish: “Skarvanæs”
- Danish: “Skarvanes”
- Dutch: “Skarvanes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سكارفانيس”
- Faroese: “Skarvanes”
- French: “Skarvanes”
- German: “Skarvanes”
- Greek: “Σκάρβανες”
- Hungarian: “Skarvanes”
- Irish: “Skarvanes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skarvanes”
- Norwegian: “Skarvanes”
- Polish: “Skarvanes”
- Romanian: “Skarvanes”
- Swedish: “Skarvanes”
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