Porkeri

Porkeri is a village in the , situated northeast of on 's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.
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  • Type: Village with 325 residents
  • Description: settlement on Suduroy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Porkeris kommuna”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Porkeri Church and Hovs kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the .

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Porkeri.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Porkeri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nes and Hov.

Village
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is a village on the Faroese island of located in the municipality of .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village located on 's east coast… is situated 3 km north of Porkeri.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in the . is situated 3 km south of Porkeri.

Porkeri

Latitude
61.48196° or 61° 28′ 55″ north
Longitude
-6.7463° or 6° 44′ 47″ west
Population
325
Open location code
9CHMF7J3+QF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023787
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2615132
Wiki­data ID
Q943723
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Urdu—“Porkeri” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Porkeri”
  • Chinese: “波切里”
  • Danish: “Porkere”
  • Danish: “Porkeri”
  • Dutch: “Porkeri”
  • Faroese: “Porkeri”
  • French: “Porkeri”
  • German: “Porkeri”
  • Greek: “Πόρκερι”
  • Hungarian: “Porkeri”
  • Icelandic: “Porkeri”
  • Irish: “Porkeri”
  • Lithuanian: “Porkeris”
  • Manx: “Porkeri”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Porkeri”
  • Norwegian: “Porkeri”
  • Polish: “Porkeri”
  • Portuguese: “Porkeri”
  • Romanian: “Porkeri”
  • Spanish: “Porkeri”
  • Swedish: “Porkeri”
  • Turkish: “Porkeri”
  • Urdu: “پورکیری”

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Highlights: Missiónshúsið í Porkeri and Betania.

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