Vestur í Hólum
Vestur í Hólum is a neighborhood in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Vestur í Hólum is situated nearby to the neighborhood Í Bøkkum, as well as near the village Porkeri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Porkeri Church and Hovs kirkja.
Porkeri Church
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated on the island of Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands.
Hovs kirkja
Church
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Hovs kirkja is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Vestur í Hólum.
Vágs kirkja
Church
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Vágs kirkja is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Vestur í Hólum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porkeri and Nes.
Porkeri
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.
Nes
Village
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Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur. It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy.
Hov
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hov is a village located on Suðuroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s. Hov is situated 2½ km north of Vestur í Hólum.
Vestur í Hólum
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.48279° or 61° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
-6.74958° or 6° 44′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CHMF7M2+45OpenStreetMap ID
node 12715256507OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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