Capital overview

Capital overview is a scenic viewpoint in , . Capital overview is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Argir Church.

Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The is the national library for the , a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. is situated 1½ km north of Capital overview.

Church
Photo: NAC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 440 metres north of Capital overview.

Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic fortress in , the capital of the . 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. is situated 1½ km north of Capital overview.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argir and Tinganes.

Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the . most likely takes its name from Old Irish airge, which means summer pasture; several placenames in Faroe carry the same name with this meaning.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of the . At the foot of a mountain range, the archipelago's largest city has a long history dating back as far as 850 AD.

Capital overview

Latitude
61.99363° or 61° 59′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.77446° or 6° 46′ 28″ west
Open location code
9CHMX6VG+F6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6564904331
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
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