Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering

The Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering is a vocational maritime school located in . It offers three year shipmaster and marine engineer courses as well as other maritime related courses.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and Vesturkirkjan.

Church
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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 530 metres northeast of Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 340 metres northwest of Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.

Fort
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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 1 km east of Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.

Quarter
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is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

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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
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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.

Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering

Latitude
62.00601° or 62° 0′ 22″ north
Longitude
-6.77845° or 6° 46′ 42″ west
Open location code
9CJM264C+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43249769
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­school
Wiki­data ID
Q12009903
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Vinnuháskúlin”
  • Faroese: “Vinnuháskúlin”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vinnuháskúlin”
  • Norwegian: “Vinnuháskúlin”

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