Bygdarsavnið

Bygdarsavnið is a museum in , . Bygdarsavnið is situated nearby to the church , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skopunar kirkja.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 100 metres southeast of Bygdarsavnið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skopun and Hestur.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in the situated on the northern coast of . is the second-largest town on the island. Municipality consists only of the town of .

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an island in the central , to the west of and the south of . means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. is situated 6 km north of Bygdarsavnið.

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the southernmost village on . The village is the Faroes' most important historical site, with the ruins of the Magnus Cathedral from around 1300, Saint Olav's Church, from the 12th century and the old farmhouse of Kirkjubøargarður from the 11th century.

Bygdarsavnið

Latitude
61.90299° or 61° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
-6.88267° or 6° 52′ 58″ west
Open location code
9CHMW438+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 492435511
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
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