Skansapakkhusið
Skansapakkhusið is a government office in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Skansapakkhusið is situated nearby to the government office Salurin, as well as near Bakkapakkhúsið.Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skansin and Tórshavn Cathedral.
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 300 metres east of Skansapakkhusið.
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 270 metres northwest of Skansapakkhusið.
National Library of the Faroe Islands
Library
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
The National Library of the Faroe Islands is the national library for the Faroe Islands, a self-governing country within the Kingdom of Denmark. It is both a public and a research library. National Library of the Faroe Islands is situated 500 metres west of Skansapakkhusið.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tinganes and Tórshavn.
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.
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.
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.
Skansapakkhusið
- Type: Government office
- Also known as: “Skansapakkhúsið”
- Categories: building, office, and government building
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00757° or 62° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.76889° or 6° 46′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CJM265J+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 495728686OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
office=governmentWikidata ID
Q123966180
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Faroese—“Skansapakkhusið” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skansapakkhusið”
- Faroese: “Skansapakkhusið”
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Highlights include Salurin and Bakkapakkhúsið.
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