Húsareyn
Húsareyn is a mountain located on the island of Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Standing at 345 metres above sea level, it is dwarfed by other Faroese mountains such as Slættaratindur.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 171 metres
- Description: mountain located on the island of Streymoy
- Also known as: “Husareyn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nordic House in the Faroe Islands and Tórsvøllur.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played.
National Gallery of the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Listasavn Føroya is an art museum in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gallery called Listaskáli and another for historic arts with an area of 1,600 m2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoyvík and Tórshavn.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Sund
Village
Photo: Tnielsen1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sund is a small village in the Faroe Islands, located north of Tórshavn. It has the largest powerstation in the country. Currently, it has a population of only 1 person.
Húsareyn
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.02337° or 62° 1′ 24″ northLongitude
-6.82244° or 6° 49′ 21″ westElevation
171 metres (561 feet)Open location code
9CJM25FH+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 2351392195OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Venetian—“Húsareyn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Húsareyn”
- Faroese: “Húsareyn”
- French: “Húsareyn”
- Italian: “Húsareyn”
- Ladin: “Húsareyn”
- Romanian: “Muntele Húsareyn, Feroe”
- Russian: “Хусарейн”
- Swedish: “Húsareyn”
- Venetian: “Húsareyn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Villingadalur and Havnardalur.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Húsareyn”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.