National Hospital of the Faroe Islands
National Hospital of the Faroe Islands is a hospital in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy which is located on J.C. Svabos gøta. National Hospital of the Faroe Islands is situated nearby to National Library of the Faroe Islands, as well as near the quarter Tinganes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Tórshavn Cathedral.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. National Library of the Faroe Islands is situated 470 metres north of National Hospital of the Faroe Islands.
Tórshavn Cathedral
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn Cathedral is the second oldest received church of the Faroe Islands, on Tinganes in the old town of Tórshavn. Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. Tórshavn Cathedral is situated 800 metres north of National Hospital of the Faroe Islands.
Skansin
Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. Skansin is situated 1 km northeast of National Hospital of the Faroe Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinganes and Argir.
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.
Argir
Village
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Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.
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.
National Hospital of the Faroe Islands
- Category: health care
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00272° or 62° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.77653° or 6° 46′ 36″ westElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9CJM263F+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 696349363OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=hospitalOpenStreetMap feature
healthcare=hospitalGeoNames ID
9295765
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Faroese—“National Hospital of the Faroe Islands” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Landssygehuset”
- Faroese: “Landssjúkrahúsið”
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