Høgadalsá
Høgadalsá is a stream in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Høgadalsá is situated nearby to the locality Skansatangi, as well as near the quarter Tinganes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tórsvøllur and Skansin.
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.
Skansin
Fort
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Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid.
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 Tórshavn and Tinganes.
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.
Tinganes
Quarter
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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.
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.
Høgadalsá
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Hogadalsa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.01774° or 62° 1′ 4″ northLongitude
-6.75478° or 6° 45′ 17″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9CJM269W+33GeoNames ID
2620006
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In Other Languages
“Høgadalsá” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Høgadalsá”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Skansatangi and Argir.
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Highlights include Boðanes and Kongaminnið.
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