Sumbiar kirkja
Sumbiar kirkja is a church in Sunnbøur, Suðuroy. Sumbiar kirkja is situated nearby to the museum Bygdasavn, as well as near the village Sumba.Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Sumbiar Kirkja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beinisvørð.
Beinisvørð
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beinisvørð is a 469 metres high sea cliff in Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, the highest sea cliff in Suðuroy. It is located between the villages of Lopra and Sumba. Beinisvørð is situated 3 km northwest of Sumbiar kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sumba and Akraberg.
Sumba
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sumba is the southernmost village of the Faroe Islands, located on the island of Suðuroy. It is located in Sumbiar Municipality.
Akraberg
Hamlet
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akraberg is the southern tip of Suðuroy, 5 km south from the village of Sumba, in the Faroe Islands. The name Akraberg derives from akur. Five kilometres south of Akraberg is the southernmost point of The Faroe Islands, a rock called the Munkurin, also called Sumbiarsteinur, which is one of a group of six rocks.
Víkarbyrgi
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Víkarbyrgi is a former village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. It no longer has a population. It retains a postal code and is located at N 61° 26' 34 W 6° 43' 28. Víkarbyrgi is situated 4½ km north of Sumbiar kirkja.
Sumbiar kirkja
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sunnbøur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.4041° or 61° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.71319° or 6° 42′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CHMC73P+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 502781810OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheranWikidata ID
Q67486846
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Faroese—“Sumbiar kirkja” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Sumbiar kirkja”
- Faroese: “Sumbiar kirkja”
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Highlights include Bygdasavn and Høgamøl.
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