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 Gallery 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 Tórshavn. Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. is situated 240 metres southeast 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.

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 700 metres southeast 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 of the , 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
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Steinatún from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tinghúsgarður and Grønidammur.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Steinatún (norður) and Kiosk Steinatún.

Streymoy: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tórshavn, Kollafjørður, Kirkjubøur, and Hvalvík.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.