Skálatoftir

Skálatoftir is a hamlet in Klaksvík Municipality, Northern Islands. Skálatoftir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Á Suðbø, as well as near the locality Búðadalur.

Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skarð and Múli.

Skarð

Hamlet

Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skarð is an abandoned village on the east coast of the island of Kunoy in the Norðoyar region of the Faroe Islands. Skarð’s name means "mountain pass".

Múli is a hamlet on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes. Múli lies on the outermost northern edge of Borðoy's east coast. The origins of the settlement can be traced back to the 14th century. Múli is situated 3½ km north of Skálatoftir.

Kunoy

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kunoy is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands. The village itself is located on the western shores of the island of Kunoy, which the town is named after. Kunoy is situated 4½ km southwest of Skálatoftir.

Skálatoftir

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Skalatoftir”
Categories: abandoned village, ruins, historic site, and locality
Location: Klaksvík Municipality, Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.32199° or 62° 19′ 19″ north

Longitude

-6.60456° or 6° 36′ 16″ west

Elevation

141 metres (463 feet)

Open location code

9CJM89CW+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8592728828

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2613923

Wikidata ID

Q1513588

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Skálatoftir” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Skálatoftir”
Danish: “Skálatoftir”
Danish: “Skåletofte”
Dutch: “Skalatoftir”
Dutch: “Skálatoftir”
Faroese: “Skálatoftir”
German: “Skálatoftir”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Skálatoftir”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Skåletofte”
Norwegian: “Skálatoftir”
Polish: “Skálatoftir”

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