Á Grondum

Á Grondum is a locality in Kvívík, Streymoy. Á Grondum is situated nearby to the neighborhood Á Hvilvt, as well as near the locality Breiðadalur.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Leynar and Frammi við Gjónna.

Lake Leynar

Lake

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Lake Leynar is a lake on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Leynar is the sixth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands and it measures 0.18 square kilometers.

Frammi við Gjónna is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. A farm was established in the village as a settlement village in 1815, but there was probably already settlement at the site even earlier. Frammi við Gjónna is situated 2½ km northwest of Á Grondum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leynar and Skælingur.

Leynar

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Leynar is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark. The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. Leynar is situated 3 km west of Á Grondum.

Skælingur

Village

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Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality. The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. Skælingur is situated 3 km south of Á Grondum.

Oyrareingir

Village

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Oyrareingir is a village on the Faroese island Streymoy in Tórshavn Municipality. It is situated at the very head of the Kollafjørður-fjord, on either side of the mouth of the Dalá river. Oyrareingir is situated 3 km southeast of Á Grondum.

Á Grondum

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

62.12092° or 62° 7′ 15″ north

Longitude

-6.9854° or 6° 59′ 8″ west

Open location code

9CJM42C7+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7467664610

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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