Sandur

Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of in the . The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village.
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  • Type: Village with 521 residents
  • Description: settlement on Sandoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Heima á Sandi” and “Sandur, Faroe Islands”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sands kirkja.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skarvanes and Skúvoy.

Village
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is a village on , in the . is situated 6 km southeast of Sandur.

Village
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The village lies on the east side of . is situated 7 km south of Sandur.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an old village located on the east of the… is situated 8 km east of Sandur.

Sandur

Latitude
61.83485° or 61° 50′ 6″ north
Longitude
-6.81672° or 6° 49′ 0″ west
Population
521
Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)
Open location code
9CHMR5MM+W8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023795
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2614212
Wiki­data ID
Q842901
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Urdu—“Sandur” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Sandur”
  • Basque: “Sandur”
  • Chinese: “桑杜尔”
  • Czech: “Sandur”
  • Danish: “Sand”
  • Danish: “Sandur”
  • Dutch: “Sandur”
  • Faroese: “Sandur”
  • Finnish: “Sandur”
  • German: “Sandur”
  • Greek: “Σάντουρ”
  • Hebrew: “סאנדור”
  • Hungarian: “Sandur”
  • Icelandic: “Sandur”
  • Irish: “Sandur”
  • Kalaallisut: “Sandur”
  • Lithuanian: “Sanduras”
  • Manx: “Sandur, Ellanyn ny Geyrragh”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sandur”
  • Norwegian: “Sandur”
  • Ossetian: “Сандур”
  • Polish: “Sandur”
  • Romanian: “Sandur, Insulele Feroe”
  • Russian: “Сандур”
  • Slovak: “Sandur”
  • Spanish: “Sandur”
  • Swedish: “Sandur, Färöarna”
  • Swedish: “Sandur”
  • Turkish: “Sandur”
  • Urdu: “ساندور، فارو جزائر”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Undir Brekkuni and Koyta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sands Bókasavn and Sandoyar kunningarstova.

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