Porkeri Church
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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hovs kirkja and Vágs kirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porkeri and Nes.
Porkeri
Village
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
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.
Akrar
Village
Akrar is a village in the Faroe Islands. The population was 13 in 2024. It is located on Lopransfjørður, an inlet, which itself is part of Vágsfjørður, on the east-side of Suðuroy, and was founded in 1817. Akrar is situated 3 km south of Porkeri Church.
Porkeri Church
- Type: Church
- Description: church in the Faroe Islands
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Porkeri, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.48086° or 61° 28′ 51″ north
Longitude
-6.74631° or 6° 44′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CHMF7J3+8F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Norwegian Bokmål—“Porkeri Church” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波切里教堂”
- Danish: “Porkeri Kirke”
- Danish: “Porkeris Kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porkeri kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porkeri kirkja”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Porkeris kirkja”
- Norwegian: “Porkeris kirkja”
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