Breiðadalur

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

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.

Hósvíkar kirkja

Church

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Hósvíkar kirkja is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Breiðadalur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hósvík and Leynar.

Hósvík

Village

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Hósvík is a village in the Faroe Islands. It has a population of 320 and is located on a bay on Streymoy's east-coast. The ferry to Selatrað on Eysturoy island used to go from Hósvík, but was superseded by the Streymin Bridge between the islands. Hósvík is situated 3 km northeast of Breiðadalur.

Leynar

Village

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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 3½ km southwest of Breiðadalur.

Stykkið

Village

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Stykkið is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island Streymoy in Kvívík Municipality. Founded in 1845, its postal code is FO 330. Its 2005 population was 42. Stykkið is situated 3½ km southwest of Breiðadalur.

Breiðadalur

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

62.1323° or 62° 7′ 56″ north

Longitude

-6.98712° or 6° 59′ 14″ west

Open location code

9CJM42J7+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7467665608

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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