Saksun

Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
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  • Village with 11 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 197 metres (646 feet)
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Saken”
    “Sakshøvn”
    “Saxen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saksun Church.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tjørnuvík and Haldórsvík.
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Streymoy is the largest of the . is situated 5 km north of Saksun.
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Streymoy is the largest of the . is situated 5 km northeast of Saksun.
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is a village located on in the , in . is situated 6 km northeast of Saksun.

Saksun

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Latitude
62.24423° or 62° 14′ 39″ north
Longitude
-7.17125° or 7° 10′ 17″ west
Open location code
9CJJ6RVH+MG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 559626795
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2614323
Wiki­data ID
Q928875

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Saksun” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Вёска Саксун”
  • Belarusian: “Саксун”
  • Catalan: “Saksun”
  • Chinese: “萨克森”
  • Czech: “Saksun”
  • Danish: “Saksen”
  • Danish: “Saksun”
  • Dutch: “Saksun”
  • Faroese: “Saksun”
  • Finnish: “Saksun”
  • French: “Saksun”
  • German: “Saksun”
  • Hungarian: “Saksun”
  • Icelandic: “Saksun”
  • Icelandic: “Saxhöfn”
  • Ido: “Saksun”
  • Italian: “Saksun”
  • Japanese: “サクソン (フェロー諸島)”
  • Japanese: “サクソン”
  • Lithuanian: “Saksunas”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saksun”
  • Norwegian: “Saksun”
  • Ossetian: “Саксун”
  • Persian: “ساکسون (جزایر فارو)”
  • Persian: “ساکسون”
  • Polish: “Saksun”
  • Romanian: “Saksun”
  • Russian: “Саксун”
  • Swedish: “Saksun”

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