Presttangi
Presttangi is a locality in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Presttangi is situated nearby to the locality Leiti, as well as near Klovningur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Sandavágur and Miðvágs kirkja.
Church of Sandavágur
Church
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Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands.
Miðvágs kirkja
Church
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Miðvágs kirkja is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Presttangi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandavágur and Miðvágur.
Sandavágur
Village
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Sandavágur is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present.
Miðvágur
Village
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Miðvágur, is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island. Miðvágur is situated 3 km northwest of Presttangi.
Vatnsoyrar
Village
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Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. Vatnsoyrar is situated 7 km northwest of Presttangi.
Presttangi
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Præstetange”
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.0338° or 62° 2′ 2″ northLongitude
-7.14692° or 7° 8′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CJJ2VM3+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 302102200OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2615107
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