Kolbeinagjógv
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.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 30 residents
- Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Kolbeinagjogv”
- Historically known as: “Kolbanargjógv”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Svangaskarð and Sjóvar kirkja.
Svangaskarð
Pitch
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svangaskarð, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field. Svangaskarð is situated 2½ km east of Kolbeinagjógv.
Lake Toftir
Lake
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lake Toftir is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Toftir is located between the villages of Toftir and Rituvík. It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares. Lake Toftir is situated 4 km southeast of Kolbeinagjógv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strendur and Saltnes.
Strendur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strendur is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the Sjóvar Municipality.
Saltnes
Village
Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saltnes is a village on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, in Nes Municipality. The population was 152 in August 2022.
Runavík
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Runavík is a comparatively urbanised village in Runavík Municipality, Faroe Islands. It lies on the south half of the isle of Eysturoy. Runavík is situated 3½ km east of Kolbeinagjógv.
Kolbeinagjógv
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.11004° or 62° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
-6.78596° or 6° 47′ 10″ westPopulation
30Open location code
9CJM4667+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 302103177OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Kolbeinagjógv” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Catalan: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Danish: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Danish: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Danish: “Koldbensgjov”
- Dutch: “Kolbanargjogv”
- Dutch: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Faroese: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Faroese: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- French: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- German: “Kolbanargjógv”
- German: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Hungarian: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Irish: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Norwegian: “Kolbeinagjógv”
- Romanian: “Kolbanargjogv”
- Romanian: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Swedish: “Kolbanargjogv”
- Swedish: “Kolbanargjógv”
- Swedish: “Kolbeinagjógv”
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