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

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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″ north

Longitude

-6.88108° or 6° 52′ 52″ west

Open location code

9CHMW429+XH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 492436877

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=lutheran

Wikidata 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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