Skeiva pakkhús

Skeiva pakkhús is a building in , which is located on Sigmundargøta. Skeiva pakkhús is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the quarter .
  • Type: Building
  • Also known as: “Skeiva pakkhus”
  • Address: Sigmundargøta 19, Tórshavn, 100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and Skansin.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second oldest received church of the , on in the old town of . Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. is situated 330 metres northeast of Skeiva pakkhús.

Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic fortress in , the capital of the . is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. is situated 660 metres east of Skeiva pakkhús.

Government office
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a government office, which is situated 360 metres east of Skeiva pakkhús.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the . most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Skeiva pakkhús

Latitude
62.00732° or 62° 0′ 26″ north
Longitude
-6.77569° or 6° 46′ 33″ west
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
Levels
4
Open location code
9CJM264F+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43292357
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11704460
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