Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin
Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin is a kindergarten in Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy. Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin is situated nearby to the chapel Kirkjugarðskapell, as well as near the public building Umhvørvisstovan.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library of the Faroe Islands and Tórshavn Cathedral.
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 Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin.
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 1¼ km northeast of Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin.
Skansin
Fort
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skansin is a historic fortress in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands. Skansin is located on a hill beside the port of Tórshavn. The fort was built in 1580 by Magnus Heinason to protect against pirate/slave raids of the town, after he himself was nearly caught up in one such raid. Skansin is situated 1½ km northeast of Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin.
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 landsstýri of the Faroe Islands, 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.
Barnagarðurin og Vøggustovan við Velbastaðvegin
- Type: Kindergarten
- Category: education
- Location: Tórshavn Municipality, Streymoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.00055° or 62° 0′ 2″ northLongitude
-6.78762° or 6° 47′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CJM2626+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 72535769OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=kindergarten
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