Nøvin

Nøvin is a locality in Sandoyar, Faroe Islands. Nøvin is situated nearby to the locality Bustartangi, as well as near Heyggjurin Mikli.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skúvoyar kirkja and Knútur.

Skúvoyar kirkja

Church

Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skúvoyar kirkja is a church.

Knútur is marginally the highest point of Skúvoy in the central Faroe Islands. Located on the western side of the island, the hill has a height of 392 or 393 metres. Heyggjurin Mikli towards the south of Skúvoy is marginally lower at 391 metres. Knútur is situated 3½ km northwest of Nøvin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skúvoy and Skarvanes.

Skúvoy

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The village Skúvoy lies on the east side of the island with the same name. Skúvoy is the only village on the island. The inhabitants of Skúvoy mainly earn their living from agriculture.

Skarvanes

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skarvanes is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands. It temporarily became extinct in 2000 when its last permanent inhabitant died, though the population has since rebounded; as of 2013, the population is 13, with most of the houses being uses as holiday homes. Skarvanes is situated 5 km northeast of Nøvin.

Dalur

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalur is a village in the Faroe Islands. Dalur is located on the east-side of Sandoy. The village lies in the bottom of a relatively large valley. Dalur means valley in Faroese. Dalur is situated 7 km northeast of Nøvin.

Nøvin

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Növen” and “Novin”
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.75116° or 61° 45′ 4″ north

Longitude

-6.79828° or 6° 47′ 54″ west

Open location code

9CHMQ622+FM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302100164

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2616183

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