Breiðásandur

Breiðásandur is a neighborhood in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Breiðásandur is situated nearby to the hamlet Við Áir, as well as near the locality Torvadalur.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hósvíkar kirkja and Selatraðar kirkja.

Hósvíkar kirkja

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hósvíkar kirkja is a church.

Selatraðar kirkja

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Selatraðar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Breiðásandur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Við Áir and Hósvík.

Við Áir

Hamlet

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Við Áir is a former whaling station on the east coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, near the village Hvalvík. Við Áir means "by rivers".

Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has a population of 320 and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands.

Oyri

Village

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Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality. The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450. Oyri is situated 3 km northwest of Breiðásandur.

Breiðásandur

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Breidhasandur”
Category: locality
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.17177° or 62° 10′ 18″ north

Longitude

-6.93952° or 6° 56′ 22″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9CJM53C6+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302104802

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2623444

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In Other Languages

“Breiðásandur” goes by many names.

Faroese: “Breiðásandur”

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