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Klaksvík Municipality

Ánir

Ánir, also Ánirnar is a village in the Faroe Islands on the of . In 2007 it had a population of 16, but with the expansion of the area with the new apartments above the old settlement the population has increased to 55 in 2013.
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  • Type: Village with 49 residents
  • Description: settlement on Borðoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Aaerne”, “Aanerne”, “Anir”, and “Ánirnar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Árnafjarðar kirkja and Við Djúpumýrar.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Pitch
is a multi-use stadium in , . It is mostly used for football matches. is the home ground of Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag men's and women's teams and has an approximate capacity of 2,500 people, with 524 seats. is situated 3 km south of Ánir.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a modern church building in , the second-largest town in the . It was consecrated in 1963. The architect was Peter Koch, a Dane. is situated 3 km south of Ánir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Strond and Árnafjørður.

Hamlet
Photo: Arne List, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a former village in the north of the town of on the sound of in the . It is situated on on the causeway connecting and .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of the municipality of , on the island of , in the . is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a settlement in the , situated on the island of . is located on the east coast of Kunoy and is connected to the village of Kunoy on the west coast by a tunnel. is situated 2½ km northwest of Ánir.

Ánir

Latitude
62.25291° or 62° 15′ 11″ north
Longitude
-6.5799° or 6° 34′ 48″ west
Population
49
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
9CJM7C3C+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023725
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2624689
Wiki­data ID
Q252128
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Ánir” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Ánir”
  • Catalan: “Ánirnar”
  • Danish: “Åerne”
  • Danish: “Ánir”
  • Danish: “Ánirnar”
  • Dutch: “Ánir”
  • Dutch: “Ánirnar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “انير”
  • Esperanto: “Ánir”
  • Esperanto: “Ánirnar”
  • Faroese: “Ánir”
  • Faroese: “Ánirnar”
  • Finnish: “Ánir”
  • Finnish: “Ánirnar”
  • French: “Ánir”
  • French: “Ánirnar”
  • German: “Ánir”
  • German: “Ánirnar”
  • Hungarian: “Ánir”
  • Hungarian: “Ánirnar”
  • Italian: “Ánir”
  • Italian: “Ánirnar”
  • Lithuanian: “Aniras”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ánir”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ánirnar”
  • Norwegian: “Ánir”
  • Norwegian: “Ánirnar”
  • Polish: “Ánir”
  • Polish: “Ánirnar”
  • Portuguese: “Ánir”
  • Portuguese: “Ánirnar”
  • Romanian: “Ánir”
  • Romanian: “Ánirnar”
  • Swedish: “Ánir”
  • Swedish: “Ánirnar”

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