Raktangi

Raktangi is a locality in Streymoy, Faroe Islands. Raktangi is situated nearby to the neighborhood Torkilsheyggjur, as well as near Á Regni.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fríðrikskirkjan and Svangaskarð.

Fríðrikskirkjan

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fríðrikskirkjan is a church.

Svangaskarð

Pitch

Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Svangaskarð, also referred to as Tofta Leikvøllur, is a multi-purpose stadium in Toftir, Faroe Islands with two football fields and a sports arena for athletics around the lower field.

Lake Toftir is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Toftir is located between the villages of Toftir and Rituvík. It is the fourth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 51 hectares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Toftir and Nes.

Toftir

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of Skálafjørður on Eysturoy island.

Nes

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nes is a village in Nes Municipality on the southwest coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy.

Saltnes

Village

Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saltnes is a village on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, in Nes Municipality. The population was 152 in August 2022. Saltnes is situated 2½ km north of Raktangi.

Raktangi

Type: Locality
Location: Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.08528° or 62° 5′ 7″ north

Longitude

-6.74108° or 6° 44′ 28″ west

Open location code

9CJM37P5+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 302103994

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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