Saltnes

Saltnes is a village on the island of , , in Nes Municipality. The population was 152 in August 2022.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 162 residents
  • Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Saltens” and “Saltnes, Faroe Islands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Svangaskarð and Við Løkin.

Pitch
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in , with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field.

Pitch
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is a in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík. The stadium holds 1,500 people.

Lake
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is a lake on the island of in the . is located between the villages of and . It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strendur and Runavík.

Village
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is a village on the island of , located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the .

Village
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is a comparatively urbanised village in Municipality, . It lies on the south half of the isle of .

Village
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is a village in the , on the island of . was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Skalafjordur-inlet between and .

Saltnes

Latitude
62.10806° or 62° 6′ 29″ north
Longitude
-6.74383° or 6° 44′ 38″ west
Population
162
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
9CJM4754+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023793
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2614295
Wiki­data ID
Q1062942
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Saltnes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Saltnes”
  • Chinese: “萨尔特内斯”
  • Danish: “Saltnæs”
  • Danish: “Saltnes”
  • Dutch: “Saltnes”
  • Faroese: “Saltnes”
  • German: “Saltnes”
  • Hungarian: “Saltnes”
  • Irish: “Saltnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saltnes”
  • Norwegian: “Saltnes”
  • Romanian: “Saltnes”
  • Russian: “Сальтнес”
  • Swedish: “Saltnes, Färöarna”
  • Swedish: “Saltnes”

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