Funningur Church

Funninger Church, in the village of , is one of the 10 remaining old wooden churches in the built between 1829 and 1847. It was inaugurated on 30 November 1847, and is for that reason the newest of the old traditional wooden churches.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Funnings Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Slættaratindur and Gráfelli.

Peak
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is the highest mountain in the , at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of , between the villages of , , and . is situated 2½ km northwest of Funningur Church.

Peak
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is the second highest mountain of the located on the island of . It has an elevation of 856 metres. just south-east of the mountain is 24 metres higher at 880 metres, the highest point of the Faroes. lies at the foot of both and . is situated 3 km northwest of Funningur Church.

Church
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is situated 3 km east of Funningur Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Funningur and Elduvík.

Village
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is a village on the . It is located on the northwest coast of . It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.

Village
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is a small village in the . is located in the -inlet on 's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá. is situated 3 km east of Funningur Church.

Village
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Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. is situated 4½ km north of Funningur Church.

Funningur Church

Latitude
62.28682° or 62° 17′ 13″ north
Longitude
-6.96641° or 6° 57′ 59″ west
Open location code
9CJM72PM+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 44700698
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q3379802
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Funningur Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Funnings Kirke”
  • Danish: “Funnings kirkja”
  • Faroese: “Funnings kirkja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Funnings kirkja”
  • Norwegian: “Funnings kirkja”
  • Persian: “کلیسای فونینگور”
  • Russian: “Фуннингурская церковь”
  • Swedish: “Funnings kirkja”

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