Kirkjugarðskapell
Kirkjugarðskapell is a chapel in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Kirkjugarðskapell is situated nearby to the public building Umhvørvisstovan, as well as near the government office Fíggjamálaráðið.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Argir Stadium.
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 1 km northeast of Kirkjugarðskapell.
Argir Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Nn3008, Public domain.
Inni í Vika, currently known as Skansi Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use stadium on the sport site in Argir, Faroe Islands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Argja Bóltfelag. Argir Stadium is situated 1 km southwest of Kirkjugarðskapell.
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 1½ km northeast of Kirkjugarðskapell.
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 Faroese landsstýri, 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.
Kirkjugarðskapell
- Type: Chapel
- Categories: building and religion
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.0005° or 62° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.79045° or 6° 47′ 26″ westOpen location code
9CJM2625+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 504540593OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=funeral_hallOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapel
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Highlights include Umhvørvisstovan and Governmetnal Bank of the Faroe Islands.
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