Brekkustova

Brekkustova is a residential building in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy which is located on Bringsnagøta. Brekkustova is situated nearby to the government office Aðalkonsulát Íslands í Føroyum, as well as near Forbundsrepublikken Tysklands honorærkonsul.

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 430 metres east of Brekkustova.

Skansapakkhusið

Government office

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Skansapakkhusið is a government office, which is situated 210 metres southeast of Brekkustova.

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.

Brekkustova

Type: Residential building
Address: Bringsnagøta 11, Tórshavn, 100
Category: building
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.00926° or 62° 0′ 33″ north

Longitude

-6.77081° or 6° 46′ 15″ west

Open location code

9CJM265H+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 495730730

OpenStreetMap feature

building=residential

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Notable Places Nearby

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