Miðvágs kirkja
Miðvágs kirkja is a church in Vága Municipality, Vágar which is located on Leitisvegur. Miðvágs kirkja is situated nearby to the village Miðvágur, as well as near the sports venue MB.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in the Faroe Islands
- Address: Leitisvegur 23
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sørvágsvatn and Church of Sandavágur.
Sørvágsvatn
Lake
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Leitisvatn, sometimes called Sørvágsvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the island of Vágar, between the municipalities of Sørvágur and Vágar.
Church of Sandavágur
Church
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Sandavágur Church is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands. Church of Sandavágur is situated 2½ km east of Miðvágs kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miðvágur and Sandavágur.
Miðvágur
Village
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Miðvágur, is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island.
Sandavágur
Village
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Sandavágur is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present.
Vatnsoyrar
Village
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Vatnsoyrar is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. Vatnsoyrar is situated 4 km northwest of Miðvágs kirkja.
Miðvágs kirkja
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Vága Municipality, Vágar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.04816° or 62° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.19438° or 7° 11′ 40″ westOpen location code
9CJJ2RX4+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 43917412OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q104804407
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Faroese—“Miðvágs kirkja” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Miðvágs kirkja”
- Faroese: “Miðvágs kirkja”
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Highlights include MB and Kálvalíð.
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