Grótbrotin í Porkeri
Grótbrotin í Porkeri is a quarry in Porkeri, Suðuroy. Grótbrotin í Porkeri is situated nearby to the waterfall Fossurin í Skák, as well as near the village Nes.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porkeri Church and Hovs kirkja.
Porkeri Church
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porkeri Church is a church in the settlement of Porkeri in the Faroe Islands. Porkeri is situated on the island of Suðuroy, which is the southernmost of the islands. Porkeri Church is situated 1¼ km southeast of Grótbrotin í Porkeri.
Hovs kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hovs kirkja is a church, which is situated 2 km north of Grótbrotin í Porkeri.
Vágs kirkja
Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vágs kirkja is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Grótbrotin í Porkeri.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porkeri and Nes.
Porkeri
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porkeri is a village in the Faroe Islands, situated northeast of Vágur on Suðuroy's east coast. As of 2020 it had a population of 318, and it has been inhabited at least as early as the 14th century.
Nes
Village
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Nes is a village on the Faroese island of Suðuroy located in the municipality of Vágur. It is located west of Porkeri and east of Vágur. It should not be confused with another village by the same name on Eysturoy.
Hov
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hov is a village located on Suðuroy's east coast, in the Faroe Islands; it is frequently mentioned in the country's history. Salmon sea farming has been practiced in Hov since the 1980s.
Grótbrotin í Porkeri
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Porkeri, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
61.48758° or 61° 29′ 15″ northLongitude
-6.76263° or 6° 45′ 46″ westOperator
LandsverkOpen location code
9CHMF6QP+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 588470230OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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