Fóm ísur

Fóm ísur is a building in , . Fóm ísur is situated nearby to the college , as well as near the chapel .

Places of Interest Nearby

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. is situated 660 metres south of Fóm ísur.

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. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Fóm ísur.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 km northeast of Fóm ísur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argir and Tinganes.

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.

Quarter
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the historic location of the landsstýri of the , and is a part of . The name means "parliament jetty" or "parliament point" in Faroese.

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.

Fóm ísur

Latitude
62.00103° or 62° 0′ 4″ north
Longitude
-6.80146° or 6° 48′ 5″ west
Open location code
9CJM252X+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43315352
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
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