Akstovan
Akstovan is a building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Akstovan is situated nearby to the government office Almannaverkið – Heimaráðgeving, as well as near Department of Social Services.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tórsvøllur and National Gallery of the Faroe Islands.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played.
National Gallery of the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Listasavn Føroya is an art museum in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands for mostly permanent exhibits of Faroese arts. Established in 1989, it consists of a gallery called Listaskáli and another for historic arts with an area of 1,600 m2. National Gallery of the Faroe Islands is situated 800 metres west of Akstovan.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region. Nordic House in the Faroe Islands is situated 1 km west of Akstovan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tórshavn and Hoyvík.
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.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Akstovan
- Type: Building
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.02044° or 62° 1′ 14″ northLongitude
-6.7664° or 6° 45′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CJM26CM+5COpenStreetMap ID
way 43248828OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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