Heygsvegur
Heygsvegur is a bus stop in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Heygsvegur is situated nearby to the chapel Kirkjugarðskapell, as well as near the college Føroya Fólkaháskúli.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Vesturkirkjan.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. National Library of the Faroe Islands is situated 670 metres northeast of Heygsvegur.
Vesturkirkjan
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vesturkirkjan is a church, which is situated 550 metres north of Heygsvegur.
Tórshavn Cathedral
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn Cathedral is the second oldest received church of the Faroe Islands, on Tinganes in the old town of Tórshavn. Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. Tórshavn Cathedral is situated 1 km northeast of Heygsvegur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinganes and Argir.
Tinganes
Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tinganes is the historic location of the landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, and is a part of Tórshavn. The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.
Argir
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands. Argir most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.
Tórshavn
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.
Heygsvegur
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00286° or 62° 0′ 10″ northLongitude
-6.78776° or 6° 47′ 16″ westOperator
Tórshavnar kommunaOpen location code
9CJM2636+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 11405485008OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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