Morskranes
Morskranes is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar Municipality and its postal code is FO 496. Morskranes can translate roughly as "Moors of the Corner".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 24 residents
- Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Morskernæs” and “Moskernæs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kambur and Kollafjarð Church.
Kambur
Peak
Kambur is a mountain in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, located on the northern side of the village Porkeri: Kambur is also visible from Hov.
Kollafjarð Church
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kollafjarð Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Morskranes.
Selatraðar kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selatraðar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Morskranes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolbeinagjógv and Kollafjørður.
Kolbeinagjógv
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kolbeinagjógv, until 2011 also known as Kolbanargjógv, is a village on the western coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Sjóvar municipality, and its postal code is FO 495. Kolbeinagjógv is situated 3½ km southeast of Morskranes.
Kollafjørður
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Kollafjørður is a village in the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Streymoy. As of 29. April 2025, the village had a population of 815. Its postal code is FO 410.
Selatrað
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Selatrað is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals. Selatrað is situated 4 km northwest of Morskranes.
Morskranes
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sjóvar, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.1306° or 62° 7′ 50″ northLongitude
-6.83842° or 6° 50′ 18″ westPopulation
24Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9CJM45J6+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 302103675OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2616756Wikidata ID
Q1093208
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Morskranes” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Morskranes”
- Danish: “Morskranæs”
- Danish: “Morskranes”
- Dutch: “Morskranes”
- Faroese: “Morskranes”
- French: “Morskranes”
- German: “Morskranes”
- Hungarian: “Morskranes”
- Irish: “Morskranes”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Morskranæs”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Morskranes”
- Norwegian: “Morskranes”
- Polish: “Morskranes”
- Romanian: “Morskranes”
- Swedish: “Morskranes”
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