Fróðskaparsetrið

Fróðskaparsetrið is an university building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Fróðskaparsetrið is situated nearby to the university Fróðskaparsetur Føroya, as well as near Ovastova.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vesturkirkjan and Tórshavn Cathedral.

Vesturkirkjan

Church

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vesturkirkjan is a church, which is situated 210 metres northwest of Fróðskaparsetrið.

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 670 metres northeast of Fróðskaparsetrið.

Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering

School building

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The Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering is a vocational maritime school located in Tórshavn. It offers three year shipmaster and marine engineer courses as well as other maritime related courses. Centre of Maritime Studies and Engineering is situated 170 metres east of Fróðskaparsetrið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.

Tinganes

Quarter

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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.

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.

Fróðskaparsetrið

Type: University building
Categories: building and education
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.00593° or 62° 0′ 21″ north

Longitude

-6.78179° or 6° 46′ 54″ west

Levels

Open location code

9CJM2649+97

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43249773

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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