Skála
Skála (reclaimed its original name Skála as opposed to incorrect Skáli in 2011; is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located in Runavík Municipality.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 784 residents
- Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Skaale”, “Skala”, and “Skali”
- Historically known as: “Skáli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Undir Mýruhjalla and Kambur.
Undir Mýruhjalla
Pitch
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Undir Mýruhjalla is a stadium in Skála, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Skála ÍF. The stadium holds 1,000 people and opened in 1968. Undir Mýruhjalla hosted the Faroe Islands Cup final in 1984.
Kambur
Peak
Kambur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, located on the northern side of the village Porkeri: Kambur is also visible from Hov. Kambur is situated 2½ km southwest of Skála.
Gøtu Church
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gøtu Church is situated 4 km northeast of Skála.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skipanes and Gøtueiði.
Skipanes
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skipanes is a hamlet on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. Founded in 1841, the population as of August 2022 was 55 people. In amalgamation with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna, it forms a tiny conurbation; a small creek acts as a border between the two settlements.
Gøtueiði
Village
Gøtueiði a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850. The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes.
Søldarfjørður
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Søldarfjørður is a village in the south of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code is FO 344.
Skála
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Runavík, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.16322° or 62° 9′ 48″ northLongitude
-6.78732° or 6° 47′ 14″ westPopulation
784Elevation
117 metres (384 feet)United Nations Location Code
FO SKAOpen location code
9CJM5677+73OpenStreetMap ID
node 29023800OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
Discover Skála from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Skála” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Skála”
- Danish: “Skála”
- Danish: “Skåle”
- Danish: “Skali”
- Dutch: “Skali”
- Dutch: “Skáli”
- Faroese: “Skála”
- Faroese: “Skáli”
- French: “Skála”
- German: “Skála”
- German: “Skåle”
- German: “Skali”
- German: “Skáli”
- Greek: “Σκάλα (Φερόες)”
- Greek: “Σκάλα”
- Hungarian: “Skáli”
- Icelandic: “Skála”
- Irish: “Skála”
- Italian: “Skála”
- Japanese: “スカーリ”
- Lithuanian: “Skalis”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skála”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skáli”
- Norwegian: “Skála”
- Polish: “Skála”
- Polish: “Skáli”
- Romanian: “Skali”
- Romanian: “Skáli”
- Russian: “Скоала”
- Spanish: “Skála”
- Spanish: “Skali”
- Spanish: “Skáli”
- Swedish: “Skála”
- Swedish: “Skali”
- Swedish: “Skáli”
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