Havnar kajakkfelag

Havnar kajakkfelag is a sports venue in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Havnar kajakkfelag is situated nearby to the university Náttúruvísindadeildin, Fróðskaparsetur Føroya, as well as near the shipyard MEST.

Type: Sports venue
Also known as: “Tórshavn Kayak Club”
Address: Tórshavn, 100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and Skansin.

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 510 metres north of Havnar kajakkfelag.

Skansin

Fort

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin 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. Skansin is situated 640 metres northeast of Havnar kajakkfelag.

Skansapakkhusið

Government office

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skansapakkhusið is a government office, which is situated 380 metres northeast of Havnar kajakkfelag.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.

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.

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.

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.

Havnar kajakkfelag

Categories: canoe, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.00514° or 62° 0′ 19″ north

Longitude

-6.77399° or 6° 46′ 26″ west

Open location code

9CJM264G+3C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3368098076

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=sports_centre

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=canoe

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