Ríkisumboðið

Ríkisumboðið is a government office in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy which is located on Amtsmansbrekkan. Ríkisumboðið is situated nearby to the courthouse Føroya Rættur, as well as near the movie theater Havnar bio.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tórshavn Cathedral and Skansin.

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 110 metres southwest of Ríkisumboðið.

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 440 metres southeast of Ríkisumboðið.

H.N. Jacobsens

Bookstore

Photo: Efloean, Public domain.

H.N. Jacobsens Bókahandil is the oldest bookshop in the Faroe Islands. It is also one of the oldest shops still in business in the Faroes today. The bookshop was established on St. H.N. Jacobsens is situated 100 metres west of Ríkisumboðið.

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.

Ríkisumboðið

Type: Government office
Address: Amtsmansbrekkan 6, Tórshavn, 100
Categories: building, office, and government building
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.01017° or 62° 0′ 37″ north

Longitude

-6.76996° or 6° 46′ 12″ west

Open location code

9CJM266J+32

OpenStreetMap ID

way 45821797

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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In Other Languages

“Ríkisumboðið” goes by many names.

Danish: “Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne”

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