Steinatún

Steinatún is a bus station in , . Steinatún is situated nearby to the church , as well as near the quarter .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and National Library of the Faroe Islands.

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 240 metres southeast of Steinatún.

Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national library for the , a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. is situated 540 metres southwest of Steinatún.

Museum
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Listasavn Føroya is an art museum in , for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gallery called Listaskáli and another for historic arts with an area of 1,600 m2. is situated 780 metres northwest of Steinatún.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.

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.

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

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.

Steinatún

Latitude
62.01133° or 62° 0′ 41″ north
Longitude
-6.77426° or 6° 46′ 27″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9CJM266G+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 500986956
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­bus_station
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Geo­Names ID
11821089
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