Skælingur | |
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Village | |
View to Skælingur and Koltur | |
Coordinates: 62°5′45″N 7°0′24″W / 62.09583°N 7.00667°W | |
State | ![]() |
Constituent country | ![]() |
Island | Streymoy |
Municipality | Kvívík Municipality |
Population (1 June 2010) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( EST) |
Postal code | FO 336 |
Climate | Cfc |
Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality.
The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with a height of 767 metres. [1]
The nearby Skælingsfjall mountain used to be called Skælingur. The "skæli" prefix comes from the Faroese noun skáli (house). The mountain is said to resemble the shape of a house. [2]
62°06′00″N 7°00′00″W / 62.100°N 7.000°W
Skælingur | |
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Village | |
View to Skælingur and Koltur | |
Coordinates: 62°5′45″N 7°0′24″W / 62.09583°N 7.00667°W | |
State | ![]() |
Constituent country | ![]() |
Island | Streymoy |
Municipality | Kvívík Municipality |
Population (1 June 2010) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+1 ( EST) |
Postal code | FO 336 |
Climate | Cfc |
Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality.
The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with a height of 767 metres. [1]
The nearby Skælingsfjall mountain used to be called Skælingur. The "skæli" prefix comes from the Faroese noun skáli (house). The mountain is said to resemble the shape of a house. [2]
62°06′00″N 7°00′00″W / 62.100°N 7.000°W