Stóratjørn
Stóratjørn is a lake in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Stóratjørn is situated nearby to the neighborhood Uppi í Bygd, as well as near Sandvíkahjalli.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nordic House in the Faroe Islands and Tórsvøllur.
Nordic House in the Faroe Islands
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5 dk.
The Nordic House is a cultural institution in the Faroe Islands. Its aim is to support and promote Nordic and Faroese culture, locally and in the Nordic region.
Tórsvøllur
Pitch
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tórsvøllur is a football stadium on the sport site of Gundadalur in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. The stadium holds 6,500 people, and was built in 1999 to become the country's national stadium to provide an artificial grass surface on which international football matches could be played.
Faroese National Heritage
Museum
Photo: Northerner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Faroe Islands National Museum is the national museum of the Faroe Islands, located in Tórshavn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tórshavn and Hoyvík.
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.
Hoyvík
Village
Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Kaldbak
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kaldbak is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Streymoy's east coast and part of Tórshavn Municipality. The village lies on the northern side of the fjord Kaldbaksfjørður.
Stóratjørn
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
62.0409° or 62° 2′ 27″ northLongitude
-6.7885° or 6° 47′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CJM26R6+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 508741063OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
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