Hælur

Hælur is a neighborhood in , . Hælur is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hests kirkja and Skopunar kirkja.

Church
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is a church.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km south of Hælur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hestur and Skopun.

Village
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is an island in the central , to the west of and the south of . means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony.

Village
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is a town in the situated on the northern coast of . is the second-largest town on the island. Municipality consists only of the town of . is situated 3½ km south of Hælur.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the southernmost village on . The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church, from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century.

Hælur

Latitude
61.93549° or 61° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-6.8742° or 6° 52′ 27″ west
Open location code
9CHMW4PG+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7313742586
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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