Skúlin á Trøðni

Skúlin á Trøðni is a building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Skúlin á Trøðni is situated nearby to the church Vesturkirkjan, as well as near the university Fróðskaparsetur Føroya.

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 100 metres northwest of Skúlin á Trøðni.

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 690 metres northeast of Skúlin á Trøðni.

Skansin

Fort

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin 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. Skansin is situated 1 km east of Skúlin á Trøðni.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tórshavn and Tinganes.

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.

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.

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.

Skúlin á Trøðni

Type: Building
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.00665° or 62° 0′ 24″ north

Longitude

-6.78325° or 6° 46′ 60″ west

Open location code

9CJM2648+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43249774

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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