Svartifossur
Svartifossur is a waterfall in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Svartifossur is situated nearby to the village Hoyvík, as well as near the locality millum Gilja.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nordic House in the Faroe Islands and Tórsvøllur.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
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The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.
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.
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 Hoyvík and Tórshavn.
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.
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
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Svartifossur
- Type: Waterfall
- Category: body of water
- Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.02606° or 62° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
-6.78075° or 6° 46′ 51″ westElevation
55 metres (180 feet)Open location code
9CJM26G9+CMGeoNames ID
7279492
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In Other Languages
“Svartifossur” goes by many names.
- Faroese: “Svartafossur”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Tórsbreyt and Hoyvík Church.
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