Skúlin á Argjahamri

Skúlin á Argjahamri is a school in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Skúlin á Argjahamri is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Capital overview, as well as near the village Argir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Argir Church and Skansin.

Argir Church

Church

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Argir Church is situated 530 metres north of Skúlin á Argjahamri.

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 2 km northeast of Skúlin á Argjahamri.

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 2 km north of Skúlin á Argjahamri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Argir and Tinganes.

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.

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.

Skúlin á Argjahamri

Type: School
Categories: building, school building, and education
Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.99303° or 61° 59′ 35″ north

Longitude

-6.77697° or 6° 46′ 37″ west

Open location code

9CHMX6VF+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 497943844

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=school

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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