Saint Magnus Cathedral

Magnus Cathedral is a ruined cathedral in the village of on the island of in the . The ruins are the largest medieval building in the Faroe Islands.
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  • 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: Saint Olav’s Church.

Church
Photo: Efloean, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Olav's Church is a medieval church in the village of in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkjubøur and Velbastaður.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the southernmost village on .

Village
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is a village on the island of in the . is situated 5 km northwest of Saint Magnus Cathedral.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the central , to the west of and the south of . is situated 5 km west of Saint Magnus Cathedral.

Saint Magnus Cathedral

Latitude
61.95186° or 61° 57′ 7″ north
Longitude
-6.79213° or 6° 47′ 32″ west
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
9CHMX625+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 493139327
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11694835
Wiki­data 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”
  • 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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Places to explore: Árnanes and Í Lágabø.

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Places to explore: Kirkjubømúrurin and Á Líkhúsfløtti.

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