Kirkju kirkja

Kirkju kirkja is a church in Fugloy, Northern Islands. Kirkju kirkja is situated nearby to the town hall Fugloyar kommuna, as well as near the reef Skjáldaraboði.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Description: church in the Faroe Islands

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hattarvíkar kirkja.

Hattarvíkar kirkja

Church

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Hattarvíkar kirkja is a church, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Kirkju kirkja.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkja and Hattervig.

Kirkja

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirkja is a village on the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands. It is located on the south-tip of the island, and its land is stretching all over the western side of the island, including a small enclave in the now uninhabited Skarðsvík.

Hattervig

Village

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Hattarvík is a small village on the east side of the island of Fugloy, Faroe Islands, and is the easternmost settlement in the Faroes archipelago. The village is encircled by high mountains on three sides. Hattervig is situated 2½ km northeast of Kirkju kirkja.

Svínoy

Village

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Svínoy is the only village on the northern Faroese island of the same name in Klaksvík Municipality. Until 1 January 2009 it was the only village in the now abolished Svínoy Municipality. Svínoy is situated 4½ km south of Kirkju kirkja.

Kirkju kirkja

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Fugloy, Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.31854° or 62° 19′ 7″ north

Longitude

-6.31817° or 6° 19′ 5″ west

Open location code

9CJM8M9J+CP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 44581040

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata ID

Q11980768

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Kirkju kirkja” goes by many names.

Danish: “Kirkjan á Kirkju”
Danish: “Kirkju kirkja”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Kirkju kirkja”
Norwegian: “Kirkju kirkja”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fugloyar kommuna and Skjáldaraboði.

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