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Funningur

Funningur is a village on the . It is located on the northwest coast of . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Funningur Church and Slættaratindur.

Church
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Funninger Church, in the village of Funningur, is one of the 10 remaining old wooden churches in the built between 1829 and 1847. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847, and is for that reason the newest of the old traditional wooden churches.

Peak
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is the highest mountain in the , at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of , between the villages of , , and Funningur. is situated 2½ km northwest of Funningur.

Peak
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is the second highest mountain of the located on the island of . It has an elevation of 856 metres. just south-east of the mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. Funningur lies at the foot of both and . is situated 3 km northwest of Funningur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elduvík and Gjógv.

Village
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is a small village in the . is located in the -inlet on 's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá. is situated 3 km east of Funningur.

Village
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Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. is situated 4½ km north of Funningur.

Village
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is a village located on in the , in . It is located 4 km south of and 4 km north of . The village was founded around 1840. is situated 5 km southwest of Funningur.

Funningur

Latitude
62.28707° or 62° 17′ 14″ north
Longitude
-6.96634° or 6° 57′ 59″ west
Population
46
Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)
Open location code
9CJM72PM+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023738
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2621765
Wiki­data ID
Q585236
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Funningur” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فونينجور”
  • Catalan: “Funningur”
  • Chechen: “Фуннингур”
  • Czech: “Funningur”
  • Danish: “Funding”
  • Danish: “Funningur”
  • Dutch: “Funningur”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فونينجور”
  • Faroese: “Funningur”
  • French: “Funningur”
  • German: “Funningur”
  • Hungarian: “Funningur”
  • Irish: “Funningur”
  • Lithuanian: “Funinguras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Funningur”
  • Norwegian: “Funningur”
  • Ossetian: “Фуннингур”
  • Persian: “فونینگور”
  • Polish: “Funningur”
  • Romanian: “Funningur”
  • Russian: “Фуннингур”
  • Slovak: “Funningur”
  • Spanish: “Funningur”
  • Swedish: “Funningur”
  • Ukrainian: “Фуннінгур”

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