Sandavágur

Sandavágur is a town on the island Vágar in the Faroe Islands. A 13th century runestone bears an inscription stating that the Norwegian Viking Torkil Onundarson from Rogaland was the first settler in this area. In 2010 Sandavági has a population on c. 825 people.

Maps

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  The municipality on the map.
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  Position on Faroe map.

Photos

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  Sandavágur
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  Sandavágur
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  The distinct church.
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  Little river through the town
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  Building a house in a grand landscape
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  V. U. Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur.
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  View to the park and to Mt. Malinstindur (683 m).
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  View from the park to the town center.
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  Rowing competition in Sandavágur on Vestanstevna 2012.

Writers

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  Samual Jacob Sesanus Olsen (Jacob Olsen).
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  V.U. Hammershaimb.

Stamps

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  Stamp FO 511 of 2005 by Eli Smith.
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  This runen stone from the vikings' age was found in Sandavágur in 1917.