Skopunar kirkja
Skopunar kirkja is a church in Skopun, Sandoyar. Skopunar kirkja is situated nearby to the church Missiónshúsið, as well as near the museum Bygdarsavnið.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in the Faroe Islands
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skopun and Hestur.
Skopun
Village
Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.
Hestur
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 6 km north of Skopunar kirkja.
Kirkjubøur
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkjubøur is the southernmost village on Streymoy. 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.
Skopunar kirkja
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Skopun, Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.90249° or 61° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
-6.88108° or 6° 52′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CHMW429+XHOpenStreetMap ID
way 492436877OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q67442449
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In Other Languages
“Skopunar kirkja” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skopunar kirkja”
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Highlights include Missiónshúsið and Bygdarsavnið.
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