Kirkjubøreyn
Kirkjubøreyn is a peak in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy and has an elevation of 305 metres. Kirkjubøreyn is situated nearby to the locality Inni í Vika, as well as near Lágudalar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Argir Stadium and National Library of the Faroe Islands.
Argir Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nn3008, Public domain.
Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library.
Saint Magnus Cathedral
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Velbastaður and Argir.
Velbastaður
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the Faroese landsstýri, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
Kirkjubøreyn
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 305 metres
- Also known as: “Kirkeböreyn” and “Kirkjuboreyn”
- Category: landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.98485° or 61° 59′ 6″ northLongitude
-6.81332° or 6° 48′ 48″ westElevation
305 metres (1,001 feet)Open location code
9CHMX5MP+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2351392208OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
2618848
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