Gjógvaráfjall
Gjógvaráfjall is a 345-metre-high mountain overlooking the village of Vágur. The mountain is located north of Vágseiði in the western part of the village.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Headland with an elevation of 55 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Gjogvarafjall”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Á Eiðinum and Vatnið.
Á Eiðinum
Pitch
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
á Eiðinum is a multi-use stadium in Vágur, which is one of the larger villages in the southernmost island Suduroy in the Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Suðuroy, formerly called VB/Sumba.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vágseiði and Vágur.
Vágseiði
Locality
Vágseiði is an area in Vágur, Faroe Islands, located on the west coast of Suðuroy west of the village Vágur, from which it takes its name. Eiði is the Faroese word for isthmus.
Vágur
Village
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Vágur, meaning bay, is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century.
Nes
Village
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Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur. It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy. Nes is situated 5 km east of Gjógvaráfjall.
Gjógvaráfjall
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Venetian—“Gjógvaráfjall” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Dutch: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Faroese: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Hungarian: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Italian: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Ladin: “Gjógvaráfjall”
- Swedish: “Gjógvaráfjall (berg)”
- Venetian: “Gjógvaráfjall”
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