Saint Magnus Cathedral
Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of Kirkjubøur on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ruined cathedral on the Faroe islands
- Also known as: “Magnus Cathedral”, “Mururin”, “Múrurin”, and “St. Magnus Cathedral”
- Address: Gamlivegur
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Olav’s Church.
Saint Olav’s Church
Church
Photo: Efloean, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Olav's Church is a medieval church in the village of Kirkjubøur in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. It was built before 1200, which makes it the oldest church of the Faroe Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkjubøur and Velbastaður.
Kirkjubøur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Velbastaður
Village
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Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. It is a part of Tórshavn Municipality and is considered among the oldest settlements in the islands. Velbastaður is situated 5 km northwest of Saint Magnus Cathedral.
Hestur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 5 km west of Saint Magnus Cathedral.
Saint Magnus Cathedral
- Categories: church ruin, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.95186° or 61° 57′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.79213° or 6° 47′ 32″ westElevation
32 metres (105 feet)Open location code
9CHMX625+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 493139327OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
11694835Wikidata ID
Q601540
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Saint Magnus Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Catedral de Sant Magnus”
- Catalan: “Kirkjubømúrurin”
- Czech: “Katedrála svatého Magnuse”
- Danish: “Magnuskatedralen”
- Dutch: “Magnuskathedraal”
- Faroese: “Kirkjubømúrurin”
- Faroese: “Magnus-katedralurin”
- French: “Cathédrale Saint-Magnus de Kirkjubøur”
- French: “cathédrale Saint-Magnus”
- German: “Kirkjubømúrurin”
- Hungarian: “Kirkjubømúrurin”
- Icelandic: “Múrinn í Kirkjubæ”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Magnus”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Magnus”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Magnus”
- Latvian: “Magnusa katedrāle”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Magnuskatedralen”
- Norwegian: “Magnuskatedralen”
- Polish: “Katedra św. Magnusa w Kirkjubøur”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de São Magno”
- Russian: “Собор святого Магнуса (Фарерские острова)”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Магнуса”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus de Kirkjubøur”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Magnus”
- Swedish: “Magnuskatedralen”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Saint Magnus Cathedral”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.