Í Fjósi

Í Fjósi is a building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Í Fjósi is situated nearby to the church Tórshavn Cathedral, as well as near the government office Aðalkonsulát Íslands í Føroyum.

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.

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 450 metres southeast of Í Fjósi.

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.

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.

Í Fjósi

Type: Building
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.00937° or 62° 0′ 34″ north

Longitude

-6.77098° or 6° 46′ 16″ west

Open location code

9CJM265H+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 495730729

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Forbundsrepublikken Tysklands honorærkonsul and Aðalkonsulát Íslands í Føroyum.

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