Runavík

Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, . It lies on the south half of the isle of .
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Wikipedia
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 590 residents
  • Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Runavik”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Við Løkin and Svangaskarð.

Pitch
Photo: Timmietovenaar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a in Runavík, . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NSÍ Runavík. The stadium holds 1,500 people.

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.

Lake
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Saltnes and Saltangará.

Village
Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of , , in Nes Municipality. The population was 152 in August 2022.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of , in the . It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of on Eysturoy island.

Runavík

Latitude
62.1084° or 62° 6′ 30″ north
Longitude
-6.72167° or 6° 43′ 18″ west
Population
590
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
United Nations Location Code
FO RVK
Open location code
9CJM475H+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023785
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2614402
Wiki­data ID
Q754664
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Runavík” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Runavík”
  • Basque: “Runavík”
  • Belarusian: “Рунавік”
  • Catalan: “Runavík”
  • Chinese: “魯納維克”
  • Chinese: “鲁纳维克”
  • Czech: “Runavík”
  • Danish: “Runavik”
  • Danish: “Runavík”
  • Danish: “Runevig”
  • Dutch: “Runavik”
  • Dutch: “Runavík”
  • Faroese: “Runavík”
  • French: “Runavik”
  • French: “Runavík”
  • Galician: “Runavík”
  • German: “Runavik”
  • German: “Runavík”
  • Greek: “Ρούναβικ”
  • Hungarian: “Runavík”
  • Icelandic: “Runavík”
  • Irish: “Runavík”
  • Italian: “Runavík”
  • Japanese: “ルナヴィーク”
  • Lithuanian: “Runavikas”
  • Manx: “Runavik”
  • Manx: “Runavík”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Runavik”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Runavík”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Runevig”
  • Norwegian: “Runavík”
  • Polish: “Runavik”
  • Polish: “Runavík”
  • Portuguese: “Runavík”
  • Romanian: “Runavik”
  • Romanian: “Runavík”
  • Russian: “Рунавик”
  • Russian: “Рунавуйк”
  • Scots: “Runavík”
  • Slovak: “Runavík”
  • Slovenian: “Runavík”
  • Spanish: “Runavik”
  • Spanish: “Runavík”
  • Swedish: “Runavík”
  • Turkish: “Runavík”
  • Ukrainian: “Рунавік”
  • Urdu: “روناویک”
  • Welsh: “Runavik”
  • Welsh: “Runavík”

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