Saltangará ( da, Saltangerå) is a village in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic archipelago, island group and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotlan ...
, on the island of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
.
Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
s Skalafjordur-inlet between
RituvÃk and
Søldarfjørður.
The name is derived from three words: ''angar'' comes from the
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
''angr'' which means a
fjord
In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Icela ...
or bay; ''á'' means a stream; and ''salt'' has the same meaning in
Faroese,
Icelandic and English.
The village is located in
RunavÃk Municipality along with
ÆðuvÃk, Glyvur,
RunavÃk,
RituvÃk,
Skipanes
Skipanes ( da, Skibenæs) is a village on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in RunavÃk Municipality. Founded in 1841, the population as of August 2022 was 55 people. In amalgamation with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna, it forms a tiny conurb ...
, Søldarfjørdur,
ElduvÃk, Funningsfjørdur,
Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur,
Skáli, Skálafjørdur,
Lambi and
Lambareidi.
Notable people
*
Jústinus Hansen, footballer
*
Jens Martin Knudsen
Jens Martin Knudsen (12 October 1930 – 17 February 2005) was a Danish astrophysicist. During his scientific career Knudsen authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific articles, and was a longtime advisor to NASA.
Early years
Knudsen w ...
, footballer
*
Petur Knudsen, footballer
See also
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List of towns in the Faroe Islands
This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir à Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands
Towns
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Isl ...
References
External links
Faroeislands.dk: Saltangará
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Populated places in the Faroe Islands