Skansatangi
Skansatangi is a locality in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Skansatangi is situated nearby to the locality Fiskaplassið yvri við Strond, as well as near Grønidammur.Places of Interest
Highlights include Skansin and Tórsvøllur.
Skansin
Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the Faroese landsstýri, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Skansatangi
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Skanse” and “Skansetange”
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.01606° or 62° 0′ 58″ northLongitude
-6.74989° or 6° 44′ 60″ westOpen location code
9CJM2782+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 302104700OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2613880
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