Vesturkirkjan
Vesturkirkjan is a bus stop in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Vesturkirkjan is situated nearby to the government office Faroese Food and Veterinary Agency, as well as near the university Fróðskaparsetur Føroya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vesturkirkjan and National Library of the Faroe Islands.
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 370 metres east of Vesturkirkjan.
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 760 metres east of Vesturkirkjan.
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 Faroese landsstýri, 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.
Vesturkirkjan
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00728° or 62° 0′ 26″ northLongitude
-6.78534° or 6° 47′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CJM2647+WVOpenStreetMap ID
node 7626866269OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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