Faroe Islands
Vágar
Vága Municipality

Miðvágur

Miðvágur, is a village in the Faroe Islands on . It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of , Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island.
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  • Type: Village with 1,150 residents
  • Description: village in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Midvaag”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Miðvágs kirkja and Sørvágsvatn.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Lake
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leitisvatn, sometimes called , is the largest lake in the . It is situated on the island of , between the municipalities of and Vágar.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of in the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandavágur and Vatnsoyrar.

Village
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is a town on the south coast of the of . The name means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present.

Village
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is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the of Vagar. , being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. is situated 4 km northwest of Miðvágur.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village on the island of in the . It is located at the landward end of . is the largest village in . is situated 6 km northwest of Miðvágur.

Miðvágur

Latitude
62.04796° or 62° 2′ 53″ north
Longitude
-7.1922° or 7° 11′ 32″ west
Population
1,150
Elevation
105 metres (344 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ2RX5+54
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023773
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2616914
Wiki­data ID
Q855785
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Miðvágur” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Miðvágur”
  • Belarusian: “Мідвоавур”
  • Catalan: “Miðvágur”
  • Czech: “Miðvágur”
  • Danish: “Midvåg”
  • Danish: “Miðvágs kommuna”
  • Danish: “Midvagur”
  • Danish: “Miðvágur”
  • Dutch: “Midvagur”
  • Dutch: “Miðvágur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدڤاجور”
  • Faroese: “Miðvágur”
  • French: “Midvagur”
  • French: “Miðvágur”
  • Galician: “Miðvágur”
  • German: “Midvag”
  • German: “Midvåg”
  • German: “Midvagur”
  • German: “Miðvagur”
  • German: “Miðvágur”
  • German: “Míðvágur”
  • German: “Miovagur”
  • German: “Miovágur”
  • Greek: “Μίντβαγκουρ”
  • Hungarian: “Miðvágur”
  • Icelandic: “Miðvágur”
  • Icelandic: “Miðvogur”
  • Italian: “Miðvágur”
  • Italian: “Municipalità di Miðvágur”
  • Kalaallisut: “Miðvágur”
  • Lithuanian: “Midvaguras”
  • Manx: “Midvagur”
  • Manx: “Miðvágur”
  • Northern Frisian: “Miðvágur”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Midvåg”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Miðvágur”
  • Norwegian: “Miðvágur”
  • Ossetian: “Мивоавур”
  • Polish: “Midvagur”
  • Polish: “Midvágur”
  • Polish: “Miðvagur”
  • Polish: “Miðvágur”
  • Romanian: “Midvagur”
  • Romanian: “Miðvágur”
  • Russian: “Мивоавур”
  • Spanish: “Miðvágur”
  • Swedish: “Midvåg”
  • Swedish: “Midvagur”
  • Swedish: “Midvágur”
  • Swedish: “Miðvágur”
  • Turkish: “Miðvágur”

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