Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency
Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency is a government office in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy which is located on V.U. Hammershaimbsgøta. Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency is situated nearby to National Library of the Faroe Islands, as well as near the school building Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.- Type: Government office
- Also known as: “Heilsufrøðiliga starvsstovan”
- Address: V.U. Hammershaimbsgøta 11, Tórshavn, 100
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Tórshavn Cathedral.
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 100 metres southeast of Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency.
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 470 metres northeast of Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency.
Vesturkirkjan
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vesturkirkjan is a church, which is situated 240 metres west of Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.
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.
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.
Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency
- Categories: office and government building
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00757° or 62° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.77958° or 6° 46′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CJM265C+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 5156505577OpenStreetMap feature
office=government
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