Koltur is a village on the island of Koltur, Faroe Islands. It has a population of 0 as of 30th of April 2025, but this is due to the village having non permanent residences, because of its small size.

Hestur

Village

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Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 3½ km southeast of Kolturssund.

Velbastaður

Village

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Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands. Velbastaður is situated 5 km east of Kolturssund.

Kolturssund

Type: Strait
Also known as: “Kolter Sund”
Category: body of water
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.97103° or 61° 58′ 16″ north

Longitude

-6.94421° or 6° 56′ 39″ west

Open location code

9CHMX3C4+C8

GeoNames ID

2618485

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