Stóratjørn

Stóratjørn is a lake in , . Stóratjørn is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Argir Stadium and National Library of the Faroe Islands.

Stadium
Photo: Nn3008, Public domain.
Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use on the sport site in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag.

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.

Peak
is a mountain located on the island of , . Standing at 345 metres above sea level, it is dwarfed by other Faroese mountains such as .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tórshavn and Kirkjubøur.

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.

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.

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.

Stóratjørn

Latitude
61.9923° or 61° 59′ 32″ north
Longitude
-6.8473° or 6° 50′ 50″ west
Open location code
9CHMX5R3+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243072351
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
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