Fiskakonan

Fiskakonan is a work of art in , . Fiskakonan is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Tórshavn Cathedral.

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 160 metres southwest of Fiskakonan.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the second oldest received church of the , on in the old town of . Painted white, and roofed with slate, it was established in 1788. is situated 310 metres northeast of Fiskakonan.

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 650 metres east of Fiskakonan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.

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.

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.

Fiskakonan

Latitude
62.00749° or 62° 0′ 27″ north
Longitude
-6.7755° or 6° 46′ 32″ west
Open location code
9CJM264F+XR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7944773684
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
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