Nóatún
Nóatún is an university in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Nóatún is situated nearby to the school building Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering, as well as near National Library of the Faroe Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.
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 130 metres northeast of Nóatún.
Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering
School building
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The Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering is a vocational maritime school located in Tórshavn. It offers three year shipmaster and marine engineer courses as well as other maritime related courses.
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 570 metres northeast of Nóatún.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.
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.
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.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Nóatún
- Type: University
- Also known as: “Noatun”
- Category: education
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00585° or 62° 0′ 21″ northLongitude
-6.77925° or 6° 46′ 45″ westElevation
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9CJM264C+88GeoNames ID
11611596
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