Skálafjørður

Skálafjørður is a fjord in and the longest in the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Fjord
  • Description: fjord on Faroe Island
  • Also known as: “Skaale-Fjord”, “Skaalefiord”, and “Skalafjordhur”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Undir Mýruhjalla and Glyvra Church.

Pitch
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in , . 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. hosted the Faroe Islands Cup final in 1984.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km southeast of Skálafjørður.

Peak
is a mountain in , , located on the northern side of the village : is also visible from . is situated 3 km west of Skálafjørður.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innan Glyvur and Lambareiði.

Village
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is a village on the island of in the . It is on the west side of Skálafjørður. It was founded in 1884.

Village
is a village on the Faroese island of in Runavík Municipality.

Village
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is a village in the south of the Faroese island of in Runavík Municipality. The 2002 population was 344. Its postal code was FO 344.

Skálafjørður

Latitude
62.14538° or 62° 8′ 43″ north
Longitude
-6.7551° or 6° 45′ 18″ west
Open location code
9CJM46WV+5X
Geo­Names ID
2613930
Wiki­data ID
Q899139
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Skálafjørður” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Skálafjørður”
  • Danish: “Skálafjørður”
  • Dutch: “Skálafjørður”
  • Faroese: “Skálafjørður”
  • French: “Skálafjørður”
  • German: “Skalafjord”
  • German: “Skalafjördur”
  • German: “Skálafjørður”
  • Hungarian: “Skálafjørður”
  • Icelandic: “Skálafjörður”
  • Italian: “Skálafjørður”
  • Japanese: “スクリャフィヨルファー”
  • Latvian: “Skolfjords”
  • Lithuanian: “Skalafjordas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skálafjørður”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skålefjord”
  • Norwegian: “Skálafjørður”
  • Polish: “Kongshavn”
  • Polish: “Skálafjørður”
  • Polish: “Skålefjord”
  • Slovenian: “Skálafjørður”
  • Spanish: “Skálafjørður”
  • Swedish: “Skálafjørður”

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